Where does “entreatable” come from?
entreatable (English) comes from English entreat, from Old French entretier, from Old French entraiter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
entreatable (English): That may be entreated
Definitions
- That may be entreated
Ancestry of “entreatable”, step by step
entreatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entreat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entreat | To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired;... |
| 2 | Old French | entretier | — |
| 3 | Old French | entraiter | — |
| 4 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |