Where does “slayable” come from?
slayable (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.
slayable (English): Capable of being slain
Definitions
- Capable of being slain
Ancestry of “slayable”, step by step
slayable 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 slay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slay | To kill, murder; To eradicate or stamp out; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | sleen | To strike, beat, or hit |
| 3 | Old English | slēan | to hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |