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Where does “calculably” come from?

calculably (English) comes from English calculable, from English calculate, from Latin calculātus, from Latin calculō, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

calculably (English): In a calculable manner

Definitions

  1. In a calculable manner

Ancestry of “calculably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalculableAble to be calculated
2EnglishcalculateTo determine the value of something or the...
3Latincalculātus—
4Latincalculō—
5Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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