Where does “sloughable” come from?
sloughable (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.
sloughable (English): Capable of being sloughed, or cast off
Definitions
- Capable of being sloughed, or cast off
Ancestry of “sloughable”, step by step
sloughable 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 slough
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slough | The skin shed by a snake or other reptile; Dead... |
| 2 | Middle English | slo | sloe blackthorn fruit |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slā | to hit, to strike |
| 4 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |