Where does “waitable” come from?
waitable (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.
waitable (English): Implementing a wait/notify functionality; Worth...
Definitions
- Implementing a wait/notify functionality; Worth...
Ancestry of “waitable”, step by step
waitable 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 wait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wait | To delay movement or action until the arrival or... |
| 2 | Middle English | waiten | to look at, behold |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | waiter | — |
| 4 | Frankish | wahtwēn | to guard, protect; to keep watch |
| 5 | Frankish | wahtu | watch, guard; watch, guard duty, watchtower;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wahtwō | watch, vigil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wakaną | to wake, be awake, arise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |