Where does “browseability” come from?
browseability (English) comes from English browseable, from English browse, from Middle English browsen, from Old French brouster, from Old French brost, from Middle High German brobest, from Old High German provost, from Old French provost — passed , crossed.
browseability (English): Alternative spelling of browsability
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of browsability
Ancestry of “browseability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | browseable | Alternative spelling of browsable |
| 2 | English | browse | To scan, to casually look through in order to... |
| 3 | Middle English | browsen | — |
| 4 | Old French | brouster | — |
| 5 | Old French | brost | sprout; a sprout, shoot, bud |
| 6 | Middle High German | brobest | — |
| 7 | Old High German | provost | — |
| 8 | Old French | provost | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōpositus | set forth |
| 10 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 11 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 12 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |