Where does “inerasable” come from?
inerasable (English) comes from English erasable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
inerasable (English): That cannot be erased
Definitions
- That cannot be erased
Ancestry of “inerasable”, step by step
inerasable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erasable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erasable | Capable of being erased; Any recording medium... |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |