Etymograph

English

roadable

From road + -able.

A compound of road + -able

Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- ‘to ride’

Proto-Germanic *raidō ‘a ride’

Proto-West Germanic *raidu ‘riding’

Old English rād ‘riding’

Middle English rode ‘ride’

English road

Today it means

adj Capable of travelling on roads as well as in the air.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / roadable