Where does “narrable” come from?
narrable (English) comes from Latin narrabilis, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
narrable (English): Capable of being narrated or told
Definitions
- Capable of being narrated or told
Ancestry of “narrable”, step by step
narrable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin narrabilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | narrabilis | narratable |
| 2 | Latin | narro | I narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak |
| 3 | Latin | nārō | that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gnārāō | I make known, I tell; to make known, tell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃ro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Spanish narrar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | narrar | to narrate |