Where does “priorable” come from?
priorable (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.
priorable (English): Of a prior offense: eligible to affect sentencing for a subsequent offense
Definitions
- Of a prior offense: eligible to affect sentencing for a subsequent offense
Ancestry of “priorable”, step by step
priorable 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 Prior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Prior | for someone employed by a prior |
| 2 | Latin | prior | former, prior, previous; the first, the original;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |