Where does “indictable” come from?
Indictable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, Latin -i-, Latin in-, Latin in, and Latin in, ultimately meaning capable of being indicted.
indictable (English): Able to be indicted; chargeable; Subjecting one...
Definitions
- Able to be indicted; chargeable; Subjecting one...
Ancestry of “indictable”, step by step
| 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 |