Where does “feeable” come from?
feeable (English) comes from English fee, from Middle English fee, from Old French fieu, from Medieval Latin fevum, from Latin feudum, from Frankish fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
feeable (English): For which a fee may be charged
Definitions
- For which a fee may be charged
Ancestry of “feeable”, step by step
feeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fee | A right to the use of a superior's land, as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | fee | Alternative form of fey |
| 3 | Old French | fieu | fief |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | fevum | fief, fee |
| 5 | Latin | feudum | A fief, fee |
| 6 | Frankish | fehu | livestock, cattle; cattle, owndom, property, fee;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
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 |