Where does “annullability” come from?
annullability (English) comes from English annul, from Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
annullability (English): The quality of being annullable
Definitions
- The quality of being annullable
Ancestry of “annullability”, step by step
annullability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English annul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | annul | To formally revoke the validity of |
| 2 | Middle English | annullen | — |
| 3 | Old French | anuller | to consider invalid or annuled |
| 4 | Latin | annullō | to annihilate, annul |
| 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 |