Where does “sunderable” come from?
sunderable (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.
sunderable (English): Able to be sundered; able to be split off
Definitions
- Able to be sundered; able to be split off
Ancestry of “sunderable”, step by step
sunderable 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 sunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunder | Sundry; separate; different; To break or separate... |
| 2 | Middle English | sunder | — |
| 3 | Old English | sundor- | apart, aloof, separately, in a manner that... |
| 4 | Old English | sundor | apart, separate, private, aloof, by one's self |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sundraz | separate, isolated, alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snter- | — |