Where does “swivelable” come from?
swivelable (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.
swivelable (English): Capable of swiveling
Definitions
- Capable of swiveling
Ancestry of “swivelable”, step by step
swivelable 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 swivel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swivel | A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another... |
| 2 | Middle English | swyvel | swivel |
| 3 | Old English | swīfan | to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene; to move,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swīban | to revolve, to move around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swībaną | to revolve; move around; sway; stray; to sweep;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |