Where does “omittable” come from?
omittable (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.
omittable (English): That may be omitted
Definitions
- That may be omitted
Ancestry of “omittable”, step by step
omittable 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 omit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | omit | To leave out or exclude; To fail to perform; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | omitten | to omit; to leave out or leave alone |
| 3 | Latin | omittō | to let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose |
| 4 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |