Where does “terminatable” come from?
terminatable (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.
terminatable (English): Capable of being terminated
Definitions
- Capable of being terminated
Ancestry of “terminatable”, step by step
terminatable 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 terminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminate | To end, especially in an incomplete state; To set... |
| 2 | Latin | terminatus | marked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited |
| 3 | Latin | termino | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 4 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |