Where does “flakeable” come from?
flakeable (English) comes from English flakable, 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 — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
flakeable (English): Alternative spelling of flakable
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of flakable
Ancestry of “flakeable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flakable | — |
| 2 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 3 | Middle English | able | — |
| 4 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |