Where does “suturable” come from?
suturable (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.
suturable (English): Suitable for suture
Definitions
- Suitable for suture
Ancestry of “suturable”, step by step
suturable 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 suture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suture | A seam formed by sewing two edges together,... |
| 2 | Middle English | suture | A suture; a seam made in surgical operations; A... |
| 3 | Latin | sūtūra | a sewing together; seam, stitch, suture |
| 4 | Latin | suō | to sew, stitch |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sūō | sew, stitch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | to sew |