Where does “thickenable” come from?
thickenable (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.
thickenable (English): That may be thickened
Definitions
- That may be thickened
Ancestry of “thickenable”, step by step
thickenable 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 thicken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thicken | To make thicker; To become thicker; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | thickenen | To coagulate, solidify, increase in viscosity,... |
| 3 | Middle English | thikke | Alternative form of thicke |
| 4 | Old English | þicce | thick |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |