Where does “wrestable” come from?
wrestable (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.
wrestable (English): Able to be wrested
Definitions
- Able to be wrested
Ancestry of “wrestable”, step by step
wrestable 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 wrest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrest | To pull or twist violently; To obtain by pulling... |
| 2 | Middle English | wresten | — |
| 3 | Old English | wrǣstan | to twist forcibly, wrench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraistijaną | to wrest, to twist, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |