Where does “ratable” come from?
ratable (English) comes from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz — to scrape.
ratable (English): Able to be evaluated with a rating
Definitions
- Able to be evaluated with a rating
Ancestry of “ratable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 2 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 3 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 4 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 5 | Old French | rat | rat |
| 6 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
Words derived from “ratable”