Where does “meldable” come from?
meldable (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.
meldable (English): That can be melded
Definitions
- That can be melded
Ancestry of “meldable”, step by step
meldable 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 meld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meld | to combine multiple similar objects into one; In... |
| 2 | English | melt | Molten material, the product of melting; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | melten | to melt |
| 4 | Old English | meltan | to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | meltaną | to dissolve; melt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |