Where does “holsterable” come from?
holsterable (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.
holsterable (English): Able to be stored in a holster
Definitions
- Able to be stored in a holster
Ancestry of “holsterable”, step by step
holsterable 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 holster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holster | A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun,... |
| 2 | Dutch | holster | holster leather case into which a gun fits snugly |
| 3 | Low German | Holster | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | holster | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *holster | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulistrą | covering; hull; sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | huljaną | to cover, veil |