Where does “vaultable” come from?
vaultable (English) comes from English vault, from Middle French volter, from Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitare, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- — to turn, to wind.
vaultable (English): Able to be vaulted or leaped over
Definitions
- Able to be vaulted or leaped over
Ancestry of “vaultable”, step by step
vaultable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vault | An arched masonry structure supporting and... |
| 2 | Middle French | volter | to turn or spin around; to frolic |
| 3 | Italian | voltare | to turn; to flip; to make turn; to rotate |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *volvitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
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 |