Where does “feignable” come from?
feignable (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.
feignable (English): Able to be feigned
Definitions
- Able to be feigned
Ancestry of “feignable”, step by step
feignable 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 feign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feign | To make a false show or pretence of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 3 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 4 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |