Where does “gropability” come from?
gropability (English) comes from English gropable, from English gropeable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
gropability (English): The state or condition of being gropable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being gropable
Ancestry of “gropability”, step by step
gropability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gropable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gropable | Alternative form of gropeable |
| 2 | English | gropeable | That may be groped; Of a person or body part,... |
| 3 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 4 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 5 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 6 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |