Where does “smeltable” come from?
smeltable (English) comes from English smelt, from Dutch smelten, from Dutch punt, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
smeltable (English): Capable of being smelted
Definitions
- Capable of being smelted
Ancestry of “smeltable”, step by step
smeltable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smelt | Any small anadromous fish of the family... |
| 2 | Dutch | smelten | to melt; to smelt |
| 3 | Dutch | punt | point; The terminal point of something; dot |
| 4 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 5 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 6 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 7 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 8 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |