Where does “exceedable” come from?
exceedable (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.
exceedable (English): Capable of being exceeded; surpassable; Capable...
Definitions
- Capable of being exceeded; surpassable; Capable...
Ancestry of “exceedable”, step by step
exceedable 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 exceed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exceed | To be larger, greater than; To be better than; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | exceden | — |
| 3 | Old French | exceder | — |
| 4 | Latin | excedo | I go out, go forth or away; depart, retire,... |
| 5 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |