Where does “leverageable” come from?
leverageable (English) comes from English leverage, from English lever, from French lever, from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis — light.
leverageable (English): Capable of being leveraged
Definitions
- Capable of being leveraged
Ancestry of “leverageable”, step by step
leverageable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leverage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leverage | A force compounded by means of a lever rotating... |
| 2 | English | lever | A crowbar; A rigid piece which is capable of... |
| 3 | French | lever | To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up |
| 4 | Middle French | lever | to lift |
| 5 | Old French | lever | to lift; to get up |
| 6 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 7 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
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 |