Where does “orderable” come from?
orderable (English) comes from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
orderable (English): That may be ordered
Definitions
- That may be ordered
Ancestry of “orderable”, step by step
orderable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English order
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 2 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 6 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 7 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |