Where does “twitchable” come from?
twitchable (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.
twitchable (English): Able to be visited and viewed by birders
Definitions
- Able to be visited and viewed by birders
Ancestry of “twitchable”, step by step
twitchable 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 twitch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twitch | A brief, small movement out of place and then... |
| 2 | English | quitch | To shake (something); to stir, move |
| 3 | Middle English | quicchen | — |
| 4 | Old English | cweċċan | to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwakjaną | to shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |