Where does “enclosable” come from?
enclosable (English) comes from English enclose, from Middle English enclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, from Vulgar Latin inclaudo, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
enclosable (English): Capable of being enclosed
Definitions
- Capable of being enclosed
Ancestry of “enclosable”, step by step
enclosable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enclose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enclose | to surround with a wall, fence, etc; to insert... |
| 2 | Middle English | enclosen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | enclos | — |
| 4 | Old French | enclose | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | inclaudo | — |
| 6 | Latin | inclūdō | to shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | 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 |