Where does “peltable” come from?
peltable (English) comes from English pelt, from Middle English pelt, from Middle English pellet, from Old French pelette, from Old French pel, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- — to drive.
peltable (English): Deserving of being pelted
Definitions
- Deserving of being pelted
Ancestry of “peltable”, step by step
peltable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pelt | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or... |
| 2 | Middle English | pelt | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pellet | — |
| 4 | Old French | pelette | — |
| 5 | Old French | pel | skin; pelisse |
| 6 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |