Where does “semable” come from?

semable (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.

semable (Old French): sowable

Definitions

  1. sowable

Ancestry of “semable”, step by step

semable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchableable; capable
2Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Old French semer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsemerto sow
2Latinsēminōto plant, sow
3Latinsēmenseed (of plants)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin habilis →