Where does “handicapable” come from?
handicapable (English) comes from English capable, from Middle French capable, from Latin capabilis, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
handicapable (English): Disabled or handicapped; A disabled person
Definitions
- Disabled or handicapped; A disabled person
Ancestry of “handicapable”, step by step
handicapable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capable | Able and efficient; having the ability needed for... |
| 2 | Middle French | capable | — |
| 3 | Latin | capabilis | comprehensible; intelligent; capable |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English handicapped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handicapped | simple past tense and past participle of... |