Where does “donatable” come from?
donatable (English) comes from English donate, from English donation, from French donation, from Italian donazione, from Spanish donación, from Latin dōnātiō, from Latin dōnō, from Proto-Italic dōnāō — he, she.
donatable (English): Capable of being donated
Definitions
- Capable of being donated
Ancestry of “donatable”, step by step
donatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English donate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donate | To make a donation; to give away something of... |
| 2 | English | donation | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific... |
| 3 | French | donation | donation |
| 4 | Italian | donazione | donation, gift; handout |
| 5 | Spanish | donación | donation |
| 6 | Latin | dōnātiō | A donation, gift |
| 7 | Latin | dōnō | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |