Where does “scribable” come from?
scribable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scribable (English): Capable of being written, or of being written...
Definitions
- Capable of being written, or of being written...
Ancestry of “scribable”, step by step
scribable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 English scribe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scribe | Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer... |
| 2 | Middle English | scribe | — |
| 3 | Old French | scribe | scribe |
| 4 | Latin | scriba | writer, scribe, secretary, clerk |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |