Where does “sueable” come from?
sueable (English) comes from English Sue, from Middle English seuen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.
sueable (English): That can be sued
Definitions
- That can be sued
Ancestry of “sueable”, step by step
sueable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sue | A Mary Sue |
| 2 | Middle English | seuen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 4 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |