Where does “mescreable” come from?
mescreable (Old French) comes 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.
mescreable (Old French): disbelieving, hence, non-Christian; disbeliever,...
Definitions
- disbelieving, hence, non-Christian; disbeliever,...
Ancestry of “mescreable”, step by step
mescreable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 2 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Old French mescreire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mescreire | Alternative form of mescroire |