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Where does “conveyable” come from?

conveyable (English) comes from English convey, from Old French conveier, from Vulgar Latin convio, from Latin cōn-, 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,...

conveyable (English): Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to...

Definitions

  1. Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to...

Ancestry of “conveyable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconveyTo move from one place to another; To take or...
2Old Frenchconveierto escort
3Vulgar Latinconvio—
4Latincōn-—
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—
11Germankitt—
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,...

Words derived from “conveyable”

  • unconveyable
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