Where does “weatherable” come from?
weatherable (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.
weatherable (English): Capable of being weathered
Definitions
- Capable of being weathered
Ancestry of “weatherable”, step by step
weatherable 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 weather
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weather | The short term state of the atmosphere at a... |
| 2 | Middle English | weder | weather, condition of the sky; good weather; bad... |
| 3 | Old English | weder | weather; wind, storm, breeze, air |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wedr | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wedrą | weather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |