Where does “snortable” come from?
snortable (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.
snortable (English): Capable of being snorted
Definitions
- Capable of being snorted
Ancestry of “snortable”, step by step
snortable 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 snort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snort | The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly... |
| 2 | Middle English | snorten | to snore, snort |
| 3 | Middle English | fnorten | to snore, snort |
| 4 | Old English | *fnorettan | to snort |
| 5 | Old English | fnora | a sneeze; sneezing |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fnoʀō | a sneeze |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fnuzô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |