Where does “fudgeable” come from?
fudgeable (English) comes from English fudge, from English fadge, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia — bundle, heap, load.
fudgeable (English): Capable of being fudged
Definitions
- Capable of being fudged
Ancestry of “fudgeable”, step by step
fudgeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fudge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fudge | A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually... |
| 2 | English | fadge | To be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on... |
| 3 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 4 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 6 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 7 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 8 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
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 |