Where does “gratifiable” come from?
gratifiable (English) comes from English gratify, from French gratifier, from Latin grātificārī, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
gratifiable (English): That can be gratified
Definitions
- That can be gratified
Ancestry of “gratifiable”, step by step
gratifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gratify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gratify | To please; To make content; to satisfy |
| 2 | French | gratifier | To gratify; To reward |
| 3 | Latin | grātificārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |