Where does “emptiable” come from?
emptiable (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.
emptiable (English): Capable of being emptied
Definitions
- Capable of being emptied
Ancestry of “emptiable”, step by step
emptiable 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 empty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empty | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody;... |
| 2 | Middle English | emty | empty, vacant; weak, ineffective; worthless,... |
| 3 | Old English | ēmtiġ | — |
| 4 | Old English | ǣmettiġ | vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |