Where does “discoverableness” come from?
discoverableness (English) comes from English discoverable, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “discoverableness”, step by step
discoverableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discoverable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discoverable | Able to be discovered; Subject to legal... |
| 2 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 3 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 4 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 5 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 7 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |