Where does “misunderstandable” come from?
misunderstandable (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.
misunderstandable (English): Capable of being misunderstood
Definitions
- Capable of being misunderstood
Ancestry of “misunderstandable”, step by step
misunderstandable 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 misunderstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | misunderstand | To understand incorrectly, while believing one... |
| 2 | English | understand | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly,... |
| 3 | Middle English | understanden | — |
| 4 | Old English | understandan | to understand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | understandaną | to stand between, stand in the midst, understand |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |