Where does “withdrawable” come from?
withdrawable (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.
withdrawable (English): Capable of being withdrawn
Definitions
- Capable of being withdrawn
Ancestry of “withdrawable”, step by step
withdrawable 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 withdraw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | withdraw | To pull back, aside, or away; To stop talking... |
| 2 | Middle English | withdrawen | to draw away, draw back |
| 3 | Middle English | drawen | To pull, move or draw away; To draw, push, or... |
| 4 | Old English | draġan | to draw, drag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dragan | to haul, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |