Where does “blueprintable” come from?
blueprintable (English) comes from English blueprint, from English print, from Middle English printen, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo — in.
blueprintable (English): Able to be copied and reused
Definitions
- Able to be copied and reused
Ancestry of “blueprintable”, step by step
blueprintable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blueprint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blueprint | A type of paper-based reproduction process... |
| 2 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 3 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 5 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 6 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 7 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |