Where does “recitable” come from?
recitable (English) comes from English recite, from English cite, from English citation, from Old French citation, from Latin citatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
recitable (English): Capable of being recited
Definitions
- Capable of being recited
Ancestry of “recitable”, step by step
recitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recite | To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience |
| 2 | English | cite | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or... |
| 3 | English | citation | An official summons or notice given to a person... |
| 4 | Old French | citation | — |
| 5 | Latin | citatio | summoning, calling; proclamation; citation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |