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Where does “developable” come from?

developable (English) comes from English develop, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

developable (English): Suitable for development, often specifically for...

Definitions

  1. Suitable for development, often specifically for...

Ancestry of “developable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdevelopTo change with a specific direction, progress; To...
2Frenchdévelopperto develop; to code
3Middle Frenchdesveloper—
4Old Frenchdesveloper—
5Old Frenchvoloper—
6Vulgar Latinvuloppareto wrap
7Proto-Germanicwlappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “developable”

  • undevelopable
  • nondevelopable
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