Where does “lendable” come from?
lendable (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.
lendable (English): That can be lent
Definitions
- That can be lent
Ancestry of “lendable”, step by step
lendable 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 lend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lend | The lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;... |
| 2 | English | len | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lenen | to lean |
| 4 | Old English | lǣnan | to lend; give, grant, lease |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laihnijan | to loan, lend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laihnijaną | to loan, lend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |