Where does “inundatable” come from?
inundatable (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.
inundatable (English): Liable to be inundated or flooded
Definitions
- Liable to be inundated or flooded
Ancestry of “inundatable”, step by step
inundatable 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 inundate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inundate | To cover with large amounts of water; to flood;... |
| 2 | Latin | inundatus | overflowed; inundated, flooded |
| 3 | Latin | inundō | to overflow, inundate, flood |
| 4 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 5 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |