Where does “offshorable” come from?
offshorable (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.
offshorable (English): Capable of being offshored
Definitions
- Capable of being offshored
Ancestry of “offshorable”, step by step
offshorable 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 offshore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offshore | Moving away from the shore; Located in the sea... |
| 2 | English | shore | Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such... |
| 3 | Middle English | shore | a prop; support |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schore | shore; crack, rip, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuriz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |