Where does “wooable” come from?
wooable (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.
wooable (English): Susceptible to wooing
Definitions
- Susceptible to wooing
Ancestry of “wooable”, step by step
wooable 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 Woo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Woo | To endeavor to gain someone's affection or support |
| 2 | Middle English | wowen | — |
| 3 | Old English | wōgian | to woo, court, marry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wanhō | a bend, turn, corner, angle, curve, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wonk- | crooked, bent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wā- | to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,... |