Where does “mentionable” come from?
mentionable (English) comes from English mention, from Middle English mencioun, from Old French mention, from Latin mentionem, from Latin mentiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
mentionable (English): Important or worthy of note; Suitable to be...
Definitions
- Important or worthy of note; Suitable to be...
Ancestry of “mentionable”, step by step
mentionable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mention
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mention | A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | mencioun | mention |
| 3 | Old French | mention | mention |
| 4 | Latin | mentionem | accusative singular of mentiō |
| 5 | Latin | mentiō | mention, a calling to mind |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |