Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “loveable” come from?

Loveable comes from Old French -able and Latin -abilis, suffixes derived from Proto-Indo-European roots expressing capacity or tendency.

loveable (English): Alternative form of lovable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lovable

Ancestry of “loveable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlovableInspiring or deserving love or affection
2Middle Englishlovable—
3Middle Englishlovento love
4Old Englishlofianto praise; exalt; to appraise; value; put a price...
5Proto-Germanic*lobōn—
6Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “loveable”

  • unloveable
  • loveably
  • unloveably
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →