Where does “fordable” come from?
Fordable comes from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, combining Latin -i- with a root from Proto-Indo-European pértus, derived from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning to lead or pass through.
fordable (English): Able to be forded
Ancestry of “fordable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Ford | A make of car, named for Henry Ford |
| 2 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “fordable”