Where does “stowable” come from?
stowable (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.
stowable (English): Capable of being stowed away; Something that can...
Definitions
- Capable of being stowed away; Something that can...
Ancestry of “stowable”, step by step
stowable 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 stow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stow | A place, stead; To put something away in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | stowe | place |
| 3 | Old English | stōw | place, locality, site; place, location; a place,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōu | a place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *stōō | a place, location, site |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂w- | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |