Where does “divulgeable” come from?
divulgeable (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.
divulgeable (English): Capable of being divulged or disclosed
Definitions
- Capable of being divulged or disclosed
Ancestry of “divulgeable”, step by step
divulgeable 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 divulge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divulge | To make public or known; to communicate to the... |
| 2 | Latin | divulgare | present active infinitive of dīvulgō;... |
| 3 | Latin | vulgare | commonly, usually, popularly, vulgarly;... |
| 4 | Latin | vulgāris | common, usual, commonly known |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |