Where does “dischargeable” come from?
dischargeable (English) comes from English discharge, from Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
dischargeable (English): Capable of being discharged
Definitions
- Capable of being discharged
Ancestry of “dischargeable”, step by step
dischargeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discharge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discharge | To accomplish or complete, as an obligation; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | dischargen | — |
| 3 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 4 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 5 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
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 |