Where does “discontinuable” come from?
discontinuable (English) comes from English discontinue, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuo, from Latin continuo, from Latin continuus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
discontinuable (English): Capable of being discontinued
Definitions
- Capable of being discontinued
Ancestry of “discontinuable”, step by step
discontinuable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discontinue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discontinue | To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end... |
| 2 | Old French | descontinuer | to separate |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | discontinuo | I disunite; I discontinue |
| 4 | Latin | continuo | I join, connect, unite; I extend, prolong,... |
| 5 | Latin | continuus | continuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,... |
| 6 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |