Where does “latherable” come from?
latherable (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.
latherable (English): Capable of forming lather
Definitions
- Capable of forming lather
Ancestry of “latherable”, step by step
latherable 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 lather
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lather | The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water;... |
| 2 | Middle English | lather | — |
| 3 | Old English | lēaþor | a kind of niter used for soap, soda |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lauþrą | nitre used as soap, soap; foam, lather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lówh₃trom | that which is used for washing; washbasin,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |