Where does “idealizable” come from?
idealizable (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.
idealizable (English): That may be idealized
Definitions
- That may be idealized
Ancestry of “idealizable”, step by step
idealizable 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 idealize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idealize | To regard something as ideal; To conceive or form... |
| 2 | English | ideal | Optimal; being the best possibility; Perfect,... |
| 3 | French | idéal | ideal |
| 4 | Latin | ideālis | ideal |
| 5 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |