Where does “embalmable” come from?
embalmable (English) comes from English embalm, from Middle English enbawmen, from French embaumer, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
embalmable (English): Suitable for being embalmed
Definitions
- Suitable for being embalmed
Ancestry of “embalmable”, step by step
embalmable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embalm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embalm | To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to... |
| 2 | Middle English | enbawmen | To embalm a corpse |
| 3 | French | embaumer | to embalm; to fill with fragrance |
| 4 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 5 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |