Where does “stampedable” come from?
stampedable (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.
stampedable (English): Able to be scared or roused into a stampede
Definitions
- Able to be scared or roused into a stampede
Ancestry of “stampedable”, step by step
stampedable 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 stampede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stampede | A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a... |
| 2 | Spanish | estampida | stampede, flight; bang, crack |
| 3 | Occitan | estampida | — |
| 4 | Occitan | estampier | — |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stampōną | to compress, to squeeze; to stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stemb‑ | to support, stomp, rant, amaze |