Where does “sacrificable” come from?
sacrificable (English) comes from English sacrifice, from Middle English sacrifice, from Old French sacrifise, from Latin sacrificium, from Latin sacrificus, from Latin sacrificō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
sacrificable (English): That can be sacrificed; expendable
Definitions
- That can be sacrificed; expendable
Ancestry of “sacrificable”, step by step
sacrificable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sacrifice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sacrifice | To offer as a gift to a deity; To give away to... |
| 2 | Middle English | sacrifice | a sacrifice |
| 3 | Old French | sacrifise | sacrifice |
| 4 | Latin | sacrificium | Something made sacred or given to a deity,... |
| 5 | Latin | sacrificus | Of or pertaining to sacrificing, sacrificial;... |
| 6 | Latin | sacrificō | to sacrifice (something) |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 Spanish sacrificar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sacrificar | to sacrifice; to put down, euthanize |