Where does “interlockable” come from?
interlockable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
interlockable (English): Able to be interlocked; made to fit together
Definitions
- Able to be interlocked; made to fit together
Ancestry of “interlockable”, step by step
interlockable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English interlock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interlock | To fit or clasp together securely; To interlace;... |
| 2 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 3 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 4 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |