Where does “heftable” come from?
heftable (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.
heftable (English): Capable of being lifted
Definitions
- Capable of being lifted
Ancestry of “heftable”, step by step
heftable 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 heft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heft | Weight; Heaviness, the feel of weight; The act or... |
| 2 | German | heft | notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book book in which notes or memoranda are written |
| 3 | German | heften | to fasten; to tack; to stick |
| 4 | Middle High German | heften | — |
| 5 | Old High German | heften | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haftijan | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haftijaną | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |