Where does “stratifiable” come from?
stratifiable (English) comes from English stratify, from French stratifier, from French strate, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
stratifiable (English): Capable of being stratified
Definitions
- Capable of being stratified
Ancestry of “stratifiable”, step by step
stratifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stratify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratify | To become separated out into distinct layers or... |
| 2 | French | stratifier | to stratify |
| 3 | French | strate | stratum |
| 4 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |