English
supportable
Supportable comes from Middle English supportable.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500supportable
- Englishearliest quotation 1610–1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500supportable
- Englishearliest quotation 1610–1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest: “[...]supportable To make the dear loss, have I means…”
Formed from support + -able
Latin portō ‘to carry’
Latin supportō ‘to carry’
Old French supporter
Middle English supporten
English support
Every English word from Middle English supportable
Today it means
adj Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English supportable / supportable