Where does “exemplifiable” come from?
exemplifiable (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.
exemplifiable (English): That can be exemplified
Definitions
- That can be exemplified
Ancestry of “exemplifiable”, step by step
exemplifiable 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 exemplify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exemplify | To show or illustrate by example; To be an... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | exemplificare | — |
| 3 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 4 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 5 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |