Where does “fetchable” come from?
fetchable (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.
fetchable (English): Capable of being fetched
Definitions
- Capable of being fetched
Ancestry of “fetchable”, step by step
fetchable 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 fetch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fetch | To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | fecchen | to get and bring back, fetch; to come for, get... |
| 3 | Old English | feċċan | to fetch, bring; to draw |
| 4 | Old English | fetian | to fetch, bring near; to obtain, acquire; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fatōną | to hold; seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |