Where does “allowability” come from?
allowability (English) comes from English allow, from Middle English allowen, from Old French alouer, from Latin allocō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
allowability (English): The state of being allowable; legitimacy;...
Definitions
- The state of being allowable; legitimacy;...
Ancestry of “allowability”, step by step
allowability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allow | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield;... |
| 2 | Middle English | allowen | — |
| 3 | Old French | alouer | Alternative form of aloer |
| 4 | Latin | allocō | to hire |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |