Where does “invadable” come from?
invadable (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.
invadable (English): Able to be invaded
Definitions
- Able to be invaded
Ancestry of “invadable”, step by step
invadable 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 invade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invade | To move into; To enter by force in order to... |
| 2 | Latin | invado | I enter; I invade |
| 3 | Latin | vādō | to go, walk, rush |
| 4 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |