Where does “writable” come from?
Writable comes from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -abilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn or bend.
writable (English): Capable of being written; Capable of being...
Definitions
- Capable of being written; Capable of being...
Ancestry of “writable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | write | To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in... |
| 2 | Middle English | writen | To write draw letters on paper to form words; note the following common specialised senses |
| 3 | Old English | wrītan | to incise, engrave; to scratch, carve, write; to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wrītan | to scratch, to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrītaną | to scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |