Where does “examinable” come from?
examinable (English) comes from English examine, from Middle English examinen, from Old French examiner, from Latin examino, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
examinable (English): Able to be examined; Eligible to appear in an...
Definitions
- Able to be examined; Eligible to appear in an...
Ancestry of “examinable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | examine | to observe or inspect carefully or critically; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | examinen | — |
| 3 | Old French | examiner | to question; to torture; to consider; to ponder;... |
| 4 | Latin | examino | I weigh or consider; I examine |
| 5 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 6 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 7 | Latin | agō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “examinable”