Where does “devitrifiable” come from?
devitrifiable (English) comes from English devitrify, from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
devitrifiable (English): Able to devitrify
Definitions
- Able to devitrify
Ancestry of “devitrifiable”, step by step
devitrifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English devitrify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | devitrify | To become crystalline and brittle |
| 2 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 3 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 4 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 5 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 6 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
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 |