Where does “drillable” come from?
drillable (English) comes from English drill, from Middle Dutch drillen, from Old Dutch thrillen, from Proto-Germanic þriljaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.
drillable (English): Suitable for being drilled through
Definitions
- Suitable for being drilled through
Ancestry of “drillable”, step by step
drillable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drill | To create by removing material with a drill; To... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drillen | bore, move in a circle |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrillen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þriljaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 7 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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 |