Where does “tractorable” come from?
tractorable (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.
tractorable (English): Suitable for the driving of a tractor
Definitions
- Suitable for the driving of a tractor
Ancestry of “tractorable”, step by step
tractorable 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 tractor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tractor | A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm... |
| 2 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |