Etymology of the English word amenable
the English word
amenablederived from the Anglo-French word
amenablederived from the Old French word
amenerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
menerderived from the Latin word
minare (drive; impel, push)
derived from the Latin word
minari (a ameninţa; threaten, speak, act menacingly)
derived from the Latin word
minaederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Old French word
menablederived from the Old French word
menerderived from the Latin word
minare (drive; impel, push)
derived from the Latin word
minari (a ameninţa; threaten, speak, act menacingly)
derived from the Latin word
minaederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
amenablederived from the Old French word
amenerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
menerderived from the Latin word
minare (drive; impel, push)
derived from the Latin word
minari (a ameninţa; threaten, speak, act menacingly)
derived from the Latin word
minaederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Date
The earliest known usage of amenable in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
