Where does “smurfable” come from?
smurfable (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.
smurfable (English): Susceptible to a smurf attack
Definitions
- Susceptible to a smurf attack
Ancestry of “smurfable”, step by step
smurfable 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 smurf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smurf | A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the... |
| 2 | Dutch | smurf | smurf |
| 3 | French | schtroumpf | smurf; smurfy |
| 4 | German | strumpf | stocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh |
| 5 | Middle High German | strumpf | — |
| 6 | Old High German | *strumpf | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | strumpaz | stem, stalk |