Where does “sippable” come from?
sippable (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.
sippable (English): Capable of, or suitable for, being sipped
Definitions
- Capable of, or suitable for, being sipped
Ancestry of “sippable”, step by step
sippable 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 sip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sip | A small mouthful of drink; To drink slowly, small... |
| 2 | Middle English | sippen | to sip, to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a... |
| 3 | Old English | sipian | to seep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |