Where does “succeedable” come from?
succeedable (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.
succeedable (English): Able or likely to meet or be met with success
Definitions
- Able or likely to meet or be met with success
Ancestry of “succeedable”, step by step
succeedable 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 succeed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | succeed | To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to... |
| 2 | Old French | succeder | to succeed |
| 3 | Latin | succēdō | to climb, mount or ascend, go from under; go up |
| 4 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |