Where does “strengthenable” come from?
strengthenable (English) comes from English strengthen, from Middle English strengthenen, from Middle English strengthen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
strengthenable (English): Capable of being strengthened
Definitions
- Capable of being strengthened
Ancestry of “strengthenable”, step by step
strengthenable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strengthen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strengthen | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strengthenen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | strengthen | to strengthen, fortify; to empower, to augment;... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |