Where does “warrantability” come from?
warrantability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
warrantability (English): The quality of being warrantable
Definitions
- The quality of being warrantable
Ancestry of “warrantability”, step by step
warrantability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English warrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warrant | Authorization or certification; a sanction, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | warant | protector; guard, shield, protection |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | warrant | — |
| 4 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 5 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |