Where does “sweepable” come from?
sweepable (English) comes from English sweep, from Middle English swepen, from Middle English -els, from Old English -els, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
sweepable (English): Suitable for sweeping; Of a mine: capable of...
Definitions
- Suitable for sweeping; Of a mine: capable of...
Ancestry of “sweepable”, step by step
sweepable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sweep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sweep | To clean by means of a stroking motion of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | swepen | To sweep; to stroke with a broom |
| 3 | Middle English | -els | suffix creating nouns denoting events, instruments, or places from verbs |
| 4 | Old English | -els | suffix creating nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |