Where does “collocability” come from?

collocability (English) comes from English collocate, from Latin collocatum, from Latin colloco, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

collocability (English): The tendency or legitimacy of words to occur...

Definitions

  1. The tendency or legitimacy of words to occur...

Ancestry of “collocability”, step by step

collocability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English collocate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollocateTo be often used together, form a collocation;...
2Latincollocatumnominative neuter singular of collocātus;...
3LatincollocoI place, put, set in order, assign; I put...
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English ability

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabilitySuitableness; The quality or state of being able;...
2Middle Englishabilitesuitability, aptitude, ability
3Old Frenchableté
4Latinhabilitāsability, aptitude, fitness
5Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-elis
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz