Where does “expungable” come from?
expungable (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.
expungable (English): Capable of being expunged
Definitions
- Capable of being expunged
Ancestry of “expungable”, step by step
expungable 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 expunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expunge | To erase or strike out; To eliminate completely;... |
| 2 | Latin | expungo | I strike out, cross out, blot out, erase; I... |
| 3 | Latin | pungō | to prick; to puncture; to sting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |