Where does “outsourceable” come from?
outsourceable (English) comes from English outsource, from English source, from Middle English sours, from Old French sorse, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
outsourceable (English): Capable of, or suitable for, being outsourced
Definitions
- Capable of, or suitable for, being outsourced
Ancestry of “outsourceable”, step by step
outsourceable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outsource
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outsource | To transfer the management and/or day-to-day... |
| 2 | English | source | The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| 3 | Middle English | sours | A source or origin; that which something originates from |
| 4 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 5 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
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 |