Where does “tidiable” come from?
tidiable (English) comes from English tidy, from Middle English tidy, from English tide, from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.
tidiable (English): Able to be tidied
Definitions
- Able to be tidied
Ancestry of “tidiable”, step by step
tidiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tidy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tidy | Arranged neatly and in order; Not messy; neat and... |
| 2 | Middle English | tidy | — |
| 3 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 4 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 5 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
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 |