Where does “lavageable” come from?
lavageable (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.
lavageable (English): That can be lavaged, or can be removed by lavaging
Definitions
- That can be lavaged, or can be removed by lavaging
Ancestry of “lavageable”, step by step
lavageable 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 lavage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lavage | A washing; A washing of a hollow organ; To wash a... |
| 2 | French | lavage | washing |
| 3 | French | laver | to wash; to wash oneself |
| 4 | Old French | laver | to wash; to get washed |
| 5 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |