Where does “etchable” come from?
etchable (English) comes from English etch, from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German etzen, from Proto-Germanic atjaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
etchable (English): Capable of being etched
Definitions
- Capable of being etched
Ancestry of “etchable”, step by step
etchable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English etch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etch | To cut into a surface with an acid or other... |
| 2 | Dutch | etsen | to etch |
| 3 | German | ätzen | to etch; to cauterize; to provoke |
| 4 | Middle High German | etzen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | etzen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | atjaną | to incite; to cause/allow to eat; to pasture;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
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 |