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
| 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- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |