Where does “surveyable” come from?
surveyable (English) comes from English survey, from Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
surveyable (English): Able to be surveyed or observed
Definitions
- Able to be surveyed or observed
Ancestry of “surveyable”, step by step
surveyable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English survey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | survey | The act of surveying; a general view; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | surveyen | to oversee; to survey |
| 3 | Old French | sourveoir | to oversee; to survey |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |