Where does “liquidable” come from?
liquidable (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.
liquidable (English): Able to be liquidated
Definitions
- Able to be liquidated
Ancestry of “liquidable”, step by step
liquidable 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 liquid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquid | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no... |
| 2 | Middle English | liquide | liquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained |
| 3 | Old French | liquide | liquid |
| 4 | Latin | liquidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,... |
| 5 | Latin | liqueō | to be liquid, fluid |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wlikʷēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |