Where does “intendable” come from?
intendable (English) comes from English intend, from Middle English intenden, from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.
intendable (English): Capable of being intended
Definitions
- Capable of being intended
Ancestry of “intendable”, step by step
intendable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intend | To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
| 2 | Middle English | intenden | — |
| 3 | Old French | entendre | to hear; to understand |
| 4 | Latin | intendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |