Where does “sublimability” come from?
sublimability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sublimability (English): The quality of being sublimable
Definitions
- The quality of being sublimable
Ancestry of “sublimability”, step by step
sublimability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English sublime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sublime | To sublimate; To raise on high; To exalt; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | sublimen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | sublimer | — |
| 4 | Latin | sublimo | I raise or elevate; I soar; dative/ablative... |
| 5 | Latin | sublimus | high, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |