Where does “thwartable” come from?
thwartable (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.
thwartable (English): Capable of being thwarted
Definitions
- Capable of being thwarted
Ancestry of “thwartable”, step by step
thwartable 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 thwart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thwart | Placed or situated across something else; cross,... |
| 2 | Middle English | þwerte | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þvert | across, athwart |
| 4 | Old Norse | þverr | athwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |