Where does “squirrelable” come from?
squirrelable (English) comes from English squirrel, from Middle English squirel, from Old French escurel, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά — darkness, shadow.
squirrelable (English): that can be squirreled; the motion that isn't...
Definitions
- that can be squirreled; the motion that isn't...
Ancestry of “squirrelable”, step by step
squirrelable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English squirrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squirrel | Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae... |
| 2 | Middle English | squirel | A squirrel; A squirrel fur or hide |
| 3 | Old French | escurel | squirrel |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | scuriolus | — |
| 5 | Latin | scūrius | — |
| 6 | Latin | sciūrus | squirrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκίουρος | squirrel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκιά | shadow; shade |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
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 |