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Where does “airdroppable” come from?

airdroppable (English) comes from English airdrop, from English drop, from Middle English droppen, from Old English dropian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.

airdroppable (English): Capable of being dropped by an aircraft

Definitions

  1. Capable of being dropped by an aircraft

Ancestry of “airdroppable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishairdropThe act of delivering goods, equipment, or...
2EnglishdropA small quantity of liquid, just large enough to...
3Middle Englishdroppen—
4Old Englishdropianto drop
5Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
6Old English-ōjan—
7Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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