Where does “dominable” come from?
dominable (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.
dominable (English): Subject to domination; able to be dominated;...
Definitions
- Subject to domination; able to be dominated;...
Ancestry of “dominable”, step by step
dominable traces back through 3 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 dominate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dominate | To govern, rule or control by superior authority... |
| 2 | Latin | dominātus | absolute power |
| 3 | Latin | dominor | I am lord and/or master or have dominion,... |
| 4 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 5 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Spanish dominar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dominar | to dominate; to hold sway |