Where does “quantifiable” come from?
Quantifiable derives from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -abilis, a suffix meaning "capable of being," from the Latin thematic vowel -i-.
quantifiable (English): Capable of being quantified; Something that can...
Definitions
- Capable of being quantified; Something that can...
Ancestry of “quantifiable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 2 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 3 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 4 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |