Where does “available” come from?
Available comes from Middle English -able, Old French a-, Latin ad-, and Latin valere meaning "to be strong or capable," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ-.
available (English): Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of...
Definitions
- Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of...
Ancestry of “available”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | avail | To turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;... |
| 2 | Middle English | availen | to be of use |
| 3 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | A | — |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
Words derived from “available”