Where does “detectability” come from?
Detectability derives from English detect, from Latin detectus, the past participle of detegere meaning "to uncover," combining the prefix de- with a root from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- meaning "to cover."
detectability (English): The state of being detectable; The extent to...
Definitions
- The state of being detectable; The extent to...
Ancestry of “detectability”, step by step
detectability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English detect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detect | to discover or find by careful search,... |
| 2 | Latin | detectus | uncovered, revealed, disclosed |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |