Where does “enhanceable” come from?
enhanceable (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.
enhanceable (English): Able to be enhanced
Definitions
- Able to be enhanced
Ancestry of “enhanceable”, step by step
enhanceable 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 enhance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enhance | To lift, raise up; To augment or make something... |
| 2 | Middle English | enhauncen | To lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or... |
| 3 | Old French | enhaucier | To elevate; To enhance |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | inaltiare | present active infinitive of *inaltiō;... |
| 5 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |