Where does “exorcisable” come from?
exorcisable (English) comes from English exorcise, from Old French exorciser, from Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós — to sleep.
exorcisable (English): Capable of being exorcised
Definitions
- Capable of being exorcised
Ancestry of “exorcisable”, step by step
exorcisable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exorcise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exorcise | To drive out from a person, place or thing,... |
| 2 | Old French | exorciser | — |
| 3 | Latin | exorcizō | to exorcise: to fend off a demon or a possession through the use of specific prayers |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξορκίζω | banish an evil spirit; bind by oath |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐξ | Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
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 |