Where does “dispatchable” come from?
dispatchable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
dispatchable (English): Capable of being dispatched
Definitions
- Capable of being dispatched
Ancestry of “dispatchable”, step by step
dispatchable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 English dispatch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispatch | To send with promptness; To send away hastily;... |
| 2 | Spanish | despachar | to complete; to send or ship; to attend or serve |
| 3 | Old French | despechier | — |