Where does “hintable” come from?
hintable (English) comes from English hint, from Middle English hinten, from Middle English henten, from Old English hentan, from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic hantijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
hintable (English): That can be hinted at, or alluded to
Definitions
- That can be hinted at, or alluded to
Ancestry of “hintable”, step by step
hintable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hint | A clue; A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct... |
| 2 | Middle English | hinten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | henten | to lay hold of, catch |
| 4 | Old English | hentan | to pursue; follow after; to seize; take; carry... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hantijan | to pursue, follow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hantijaną | to fit; to pursue, follow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |