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Where does “dereferenceable” come from?

dereferenceable (English) comes from English dereference, from English reference, from Middle French référence, from Medieval Latin referentia, from Latin referēns, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

dereferenceable (English): That can be dereferenced

Definitions

  1. That can be dereferenced

Ancestry of “dereferenceable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdereferenceTo access the value or object located in a memory...
2EnglishreferenceA relationship or relation; A measurement one can...
3Middle Frenchréférence—
4Medieval Latinreferentianominative neuter plural of referēns; accusative...
5Latinreferēns—
6Latinreferō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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