Where does “invoiceable” come from?
invoiceable (English) comes from English invoice, from Middle French envois, from Middle French envoi, from Middle French envoyer, from Late Latin inviare, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
invoiceable (English): Capable of being invoiced; billable
Definitions
- Capable of being invoiced; billable
Ancestry of “invoiceable”, step by step
invoiceable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English invoice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invoice | A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller... |
| 2 | Middle French | envois | — |
| 3 | Middle French | envoi | — |
| 4 | Middle French | envoyer | to send |
| 5 | Late Latin | inviare | — |
| 6 | Latin | viā | road, street, path |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | road |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
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 |