Where does “disciplinable” come from?
disciplinable (English) comes from English discipline, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina, from Latin discipulus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
disciplinable (English): That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught
Definitions
- That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught
Ancestry of “disciplinable”, step by step
disciplinable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English discipline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discipline | A controlled behaviour; self-control; A specific... |
| 2 | Old French | descipline | corporal punishment; massacre; ravaging;... |
| 3 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 4 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |
via Latin disciplinabilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | disciplinabilis | — |