Where does “persecutable” come from?
persecutable (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.
persecutable (English): Able to be persecuted
Definitions
- Able to be persecuted
Ancestry of “persecutable”, step by step
persecutable 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 persecute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persecute | To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | persécuter | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | persecutor | pursuer; persecutor of Christians |
| 4 | Latin | persequor | I follow perseveringly, continue to follow;... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |