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Where does “customizable” come from?

Customizable comes from English customize, English custom, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, Latin -i-, Ancient Greek -ίζειν, and Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

customizable (English): Able to be customized

Definitions

  1. Able to be customized

Ancestry of “customizable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcustomizeTo build or alter according to personal...
2EnglishcustomFrequent repetition of the same behavior; way of...
3Middle Englishcustume—
4Anglo-Normancustumecustom; tradition
5Latincōnsuētūdō—
6Latincōnsuēscō—
7Latinsuēscō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →