Where does “versifiable” come from?
versifiable (English) comes from English versify, from Middle English versifien, from Old French versifier, from Latin versificāre, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
versifiable (English): That can be versified
Definitions
- That can be versified
Ancestry of “versifiable”, step by step
versifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English versify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | versify | to make or compose verses; to tell in verse; deal... |
| 2 | Middle English | versifien | To versify; to make poetry; To tell in verse |
| 3 | Old French | versifier | to versify, to compose verses |
| 4 | Latin | versificāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |