Where does “indentable” come from?
indentable (English) comes from English indent, from Middle English indenten, from Old French endenter, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
indentable (English): Capable of being indented
Definitions
- Capable of being indented
Ancestry of “indentable”, step by step
indentable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indent | A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a... |
| 2 | Middle English | indenten | to dent in |
| 3 | Old French | endenter | to provide with teeth |
| 4 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 5 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 6 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
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 |