Where does “mollifiable” come from?
mollifiable (English) comes from English mollify, from Middle English mollifien, from Latin mollifico, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
mollifiable (English): Capable of being mollified
Definitions
- Capable of being mollified
Ancestry of “mollifiable”, step by step
mollifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mollify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mollify | To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less... |
| 2 | Middle English | mollifien | To soften to make pliable |
| 3 | Latin | mollifico | to make soft or mollify |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |