Where does “heriotable” come from?
heriotable (English) comes from English heriot, from Old English hereġeatwa, from Old English hēre, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
heriotable (English): Subject to the payment of a heriot
Definitions
- Subject to the payment of a heriot
Ancestry of “heriotable”, step by step
heriotable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heriot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heriot | the return of military equipment; a payment made... |
| 2 | Old English | hereġeatwa | war-gear |
| 3 | Old English | hēre | army, military (especially of the enemy) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 |