English
feasible
Feasible comes from Anglo-Norman fesable, from Latin fere ‘roughly’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-o-‘tight, close by’reconstructedderivative of *dʰer-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfere‘roughly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfacere
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400fesable
- Englishtodayfeasible
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-o-‘tight, close by’reconstructedderivative of *dʰer-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfere‘roughly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfacere
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400fesable
- Englishtodayfeasible
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold’
dark, drug, firm, dry, drama, dare, throne, drain, drone, refrain, darn, drastic, formidable, dharma, dazed, dor, dern, 42 more
through Latin facere
Today it means
adj Able to be done in practice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- / feasible