Where does “depolymerizable” come from?
depolymerizable (English) comes from English depolymerize, from English polymerize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
depolymerizable (English): Capable of being depolymerized
Definitions
- Capable of being depolymerized
Ancestry of “depolymerizable”, step by step
depolymerizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English depolymerize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depolymerize | To decompose a polymer into smaller fragments |
| 2 | English | polymerize | To convert a monomer to a polymer by... |
| 3 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 5 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |