Where does “perditionable” come from?
perditionable (English) comes from English perdition, from Old French perdiciun, from Latin perditiō, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
perditionable (English): Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition
Definitions
- Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition
Ancestry of “perditionable”, step by step
perditionable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perdition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perdition | Eternal damnation; Hell; Absolute ruin |
| 2 | Old French | perdiciun | the loss of one's soul, often to Satan |
| 3 | Latin | perditiō | ruin, destruction |
| 4 | Latin | perdo | I destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose... |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |