Where does “distillability” come from?
distillability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
distillability (English): The condition of being distillable; the ability...
Definitions
- The condition of being distillable; the ability...
Ancestry of “distillability”, step by step
distillability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English distill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distill | To subject a substance to distillation; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | distillen | — |
| 3 | Old French | distiller | — |
| 4 | Latin | distillare | present active infinitive of distīllō;... |
| 5 | Latin | stilla | a drop; a drop, small quantity |