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Where does “annealable” come from?

annealable (English) comes from English anneal, from Middle English anelen, from Middle English elen, from Middle English ele, from Old English ele, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον.

annealable (English): Capable of being annealed

Definitions

  1. Capable of being annealed

Ancestry of “annealable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishannealTo subject to great heat and then cooling, and...
2Middle Englishanelen—
3Middle Englishelento anoint
4Middle Englisheleeel
5Old Englisheleoil
6Proto-Germanic*oli—
7Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
8Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
9Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
10Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “annealable”

  • nonannealable
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