Where does “glorifiable” come from?
glorifiable (English) comes from English glorify, from Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman glorifier, from Latin glōrificō, from Latin glōria, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um.
glorifiable (English): Able to be glorified
Definitions
- Able to be glorified
Ancestry of “glorifiable”, step by step
glorifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glorify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glorify | To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone) |
| 2 | Middle English | glorifien | To compliment, acclaim, or recognise someone; To... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | glorifier | — |
| 4 | Latin | glōrificō | to glorify |
| 5 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 6 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 7 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
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 |