Where does “desvoyable” come from?
desvoyable (Middle French) comes from Old French desvoiable, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
desvoyable (Middle French): confusing; specifically tending to cause lostness...
Definitions
- confusing; specifically tending to cause lostness...
Ancestry of “desvoyable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | desvoiable | — |
| 2 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 3 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |