Where does “wainable” come from?
wainable (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.
wainable (English): Capable of being ploughed or cultivated; arable;...
Definitions
- Capable of being ploughed or cultivated; arable;...
Ancestry of “wainable”, step by step
wainable 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 wain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wain | A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads,... |
| 2 | Middle English | wayn | wain, wagon, cart; A war chariot; A plough or... |
| 3 | Old English | wæġn | wagon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |