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
- Able to be customized
Ancestry of “customizable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | customize | To build or alter according to personal... |
| 2 | English | custom | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of... |
| 3 | Middle English | custume | A habit; a routine action or practice |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | custume | custom; tradition |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 7 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |