Where does “dishwashable” come from?
dishwashable (English) comes from English dishwash, from English dishwashing, from English dish, from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō — take; perceive.
dishwashable (English): Able to be washed in a dishwasher without harm; dishwasher-safe
Definitions
- Able to be washed in a dishwasher without harm; dishwasher-safe
Ancestry of “dishwashable”, step by step
dishwashable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dishwash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dishwash | To wash dishes and other dishware |
| 2 | English | dishwashing | The act of cleaning the dishware |
| 3 | English | dish | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving... |
| 4 | Middle English | dissh | — |
| 5 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 7 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
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 |