Where does “ravishable” come from?
ravishable (English) comes from English ravish, from Middle English ravyschen, from Old French ravis-, from Old French ravir, from Vulgar Latin rapire, from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
ravishable (English): Capable of being ravished
Definitions
- Capable of being ravished
Ancestry of “ravishable”, step by step
ravishable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ravish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ravish | To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by... |
| 2 | Middle English | ravyschen | — |
| 3 | Old French | ravis- | — |
| 4 | Old French | ravir | to ravish |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | rapire | — |
| 6 | Latin | rapere | present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rapiō | seize, take away |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |
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 |