Where does “dredgable” come from?
dredgable (English) comes from English dredge, from Middle English dragge, from German Dragee, from French dragée, from Latin tragemata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα, from Ancient Greek τράγημα, from Ancient Greek τρώγω — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
dredgable (English): Able to be dredged
Definitions
- Able to be dredged
Ancestry of “dredgable”, step by step
dredgable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dredge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dredge | Any instrument used to gather or take by... |
| 2 | Middle English | dragge | — |
| 3 | German | Dragee | dragée, sugar-coated pill |
| 4 | French | dragée | a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a... |
| 5 | Latin | tragemata | dried fruits |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τραγήματα | spices; dried fruits, sweetmeats |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τράγημα | dried fruits or sweetmeats, eaten as dessert |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
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 |