Where does “raisable” come from?
raisable (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.
raisable (English): Capable of being raised
Definitions
- Capable of being raised
Ancestry of “raisable”, step by step
raisable 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 raise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raise | To cause to rise; to lift or elevate; To create,... |
| 2 | Middle English | reysen | To enter into service for a foreign military... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | reisen | to travel, to go on a journey |
| 4 | Old Dutch | reison | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 6 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |