Where does “tallageable” come from?
tallageable (English) comes from English tallage, from French taillage, from French tailler, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
tallageable (English): On which a tallage must be paid
Definitions
- On which a tallage must be paid
Ancestry of “tallageable”, step by step
tallageable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tallage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tallage | An impost; A certain rate or tax paid by barons,... |
| 2 | French | taillage | — |
| 3 | French | tailler | to cut; to sharpen; to do one, to clear off |
| 4 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 5 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 6 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
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 |