Where does “kneadable” come from?
kneadable (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.
kneadable (English): Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass
Definitions
- Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass
Ancestry of “kneadable”, step by step
kneadable 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 knead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knead | To work and press into a mass, usually with the... |
| 2 | Middle English | kneden | To knead; to blend together into a... |
| 3 | Old English | cnedan | to knead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | knedan | to knead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |