Where does “sheddable” come from?
sheddable (English) comes from English shed, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian — on, onto.
sheddable (English): Able to be shed or discarded
Definitions
- Able to be shed or discarded
Ancestry of “sheddable”, step by step
sheddable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 2 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 4 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 6 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 7 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 8 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |