Where does “mentorable” come from?
mentorable (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.
mentorable (English): Able or suitable to be mentored
Definitions
- Able or suitable to be mentored
Ancestry of “mentorable”, step by step
mentorable 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 Mentor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mentor | Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy |
| 2 | French | mentor | mentor, guide |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μέντωρ | Mentor |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | méntōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |