Where does “trafficable” come from?
trafficable (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.
trafficable (English): Able to be trafficked or traded; marketable;...
Definitions
- Able to be trafficked or traded; marketable;...
Ancestry of “trafficable”, step by step
trafficable 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 traffic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traffic | Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or... |
| 2 | Middle French | trafique | traffic |
| 3 | Italian | traffico | traffic; trade; activity, rush |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | transfricare | to rub across |
| 5 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 6 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |