Where does “triable” come from?
Triable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, combining Latin tritus (worn, rubbed) from Latin tero (to rub or wear away) and Proto-Indo-European terh₁-.
triable (English): Capable of being tried
Definitions
- Capable of being tried
Ancestry of “triable”, step by step
triable 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 try
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | try | To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive;... |
| 2 | Middle English | trien | to try a legal case |
| 3 | Old French | trier | to choose; to select; to sort; to find |
| 4 | Latin | triare | to pick out |
| 5 | Latin | trito | dative masculine singular of trītus; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | tritus | rubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn |
| 7 | Latin | tero | I rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |