Where does “pulverizable” come from?
pulverizable (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.
pulverizable (English): Able to be pulverized
Definitions
- Able to be pulverized
Ancestry of “pulverizable”, step by step
pulverizable 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 pulverize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pulverize | Alternative spelling of pulverise |
| 2 | French | pulvériser | to pulverise |
| 3 | Latin | pulverizare | present active infinitive of pulverizō;... |
| 4 | Latin | pulverizo | I pulverize |
| 5 | Latin | pulvis | dust, powder; an arena, place of contest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |