Where does “earnable” come from?
earnable (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.
earnable (English): Capable of being earned
Definitions
- Capable of being earned
Ancestry of “earnable”, step by step
earnable 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 earn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | earn | To gain through applied effort or work; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | ernen | To earn to accrue or receive payments |
| 3 | Old English | irnan | Alternative form of rinnan; to run |
| 4 | Old English | rinnan | to run |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | to run, to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |