Where does “stirrable” come from?
stirrable (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.
stirrable (English): Able to be stirred
Definitions
- Able to be stirred
Ancestry of “stirrable”, step by step
stirrable 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 stir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stir | To incite to action; To disturb the relative... |
| 2 | Romani | stariben | prison |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आतिष्ठति | stand or remain by |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तिष्ठति | to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)tíṣṭaHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stíštaHti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |