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

  1. That may be entreated

Ancestry of “entreatable”, step by step

entreatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English entreat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentreatTo treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired;...
2Old Frenchentretier
3Old Frenchentraiter
4Old Frenchtraiter
5Latintractāre
6Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
7Latin-tōForms here
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō