Where does “forgeable” come from?
forgeable (English) comes from English forge, from Middle English forgen, from Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica.
forgeable (English): That can be forged
Definitions
- That can be forged
Ancestry of “forgeable”, step by step
forgeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forge | Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior... |
| 2 | Middle English | forgen | To make; to build |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | forger | Alternative form of forgier |
| 4 | Old French | forgier | to forge |
| 5 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 6 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 7 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 8 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 9 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |
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 |