Where does “vexable” come from?
vexable (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.
vexable (English): Capable of being vexed; perturbable
Definitions
- Capable of being vexed; perturbable
Ancestry of “vexable”, step by step
vexable 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 vex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vex | To trouble aggressively, to harass; To annoy,... |
| 2 | Middle English | vexen | To afflict; to hurt someone |
| 3 | Old French | vexer | to harm; to hurt, especially by torture |
| 4 | Latin | vexo | I shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷegs- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |