Where does “sharpenable” come from?
sharpenable (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.
sharpenable (English): Capable of being sharpened
Definitions
- Capable of being sharpened
Ancestry of “sharpenable”, step by step
sharpenable 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 sharpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sharpen | To make sharp; To become sharp |
| 2 | English | sharp | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one... |
| 3 | Middle English | scharp | sharp |
| 4 | Old English | sċearp | sharp |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skarp | sharp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skarpaz | rough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerb- | rough, sharp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |