Where does “foreclosable” come from?
foreclosable (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.
foreclosable (English): Capable of being foreclosed
Definitions
- Capable of being foreclosed
Ancestry of “foreclosable”, step by step
foreclosable 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 foreclose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foreclose | To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has... |
| 2 | Middle English | foreclosen | — |
| 3 | Old French | forclos | — |
| 4 | Old French | clore | to close; to enclose |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |