Where does “halvable” come from?
halvable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
halvable (English): Capable of being halved
Definitions
- Capable of being halved
Ancestry of “halvable”, step by step
halvable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English halve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | halve | To reduce to half the original amount; To divide... |
| 2 | Middle English | halven | — |
| 3 | Old English | hilfan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | halbijan | to halve, to cut in half |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halbijaną | to halve |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |