Where does “scavengeable” come from?
scavengeable (English) comes from English scavenge, from English scavenger, from Middle English scavager, from Anglo-Norman scawageour, from French scawage, from Old French scavage, from Old French escavage, from Old French escauvinghe — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
scavengeable (English): Capable of being scavenged
Definitions
- Capable of being scavenged
Ancestry of “scavengeable”, step by step
scavengeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scavenge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scavenge | to collect and remove refuse, or to search... |
| 2 | English | scavenger | Someone who scavenges, especially one who... |
| 3 | Middle English | scavager | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | scawageour | one who had to do with scavage, inspector, tax... |
| 5 | French | scawage | — |
| 6 | Old French | scavage | — |
| 7 | Old French | escavage | — |
| 8 | Old French | escauvinghe | scavage |
| 9 | Middle English | shewing | present participle of shew |
| 10 | Old English | sċēawung | inspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,... |
| 11 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
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 |