Where does “indictability” come from?
indictability (English) comes from English indict, from Middle English enditen, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
indictability (English): The quality of being indictable
Definitions
- The quality of being indictable
Ancestry of “indictability”, step by step
indictability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indict | To accuse of wrongdoing; charge; To make a formal... |
| 2 | Middle English | enditen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enditer | Alternative form of enditier |
| 4 | Late Latin | indicto | dative masculine singular of indictus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | indictus | declared, proclaimed, published, announced,... |
| 6 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |