Where does “disbarrable” come from?
disbarrable (English) comes from English disbar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
disbarrable (English): Meriting disbarment
Definitions
- Meriting disbarment
Ancestry of “disbarrable”, step by step
disbarrable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disbar | To expel from the bar, or the legal profession;... |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |