Where does “regularizable” come from?
regularizable (English) comes from English regularize, from English regular, from Middle English reguler, from Middle French regulier, from French régulier, from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris, from Latin rēgula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
regularizable (English): Capable of regularization
Definitions
- Capable of regularization
Ancestry of “regularizable”, step by step
regularizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regularize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regularize | To make regular |
| 2 | English | regular | Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic... |
| 3 | Middle English | reguler | — |
| 4 | Middle French | regulier | — |
| 5 | French | régulier | regular; dependable; legitimate |
| 6 | Old French | reguler | conforming to Chrisitan law |
| 7 | Latin | rēgulāris | ductile (able to be formed into a bar) |
| 8 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 9 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |