Where does “diversifiable” come from?
diversifiable (English) comes from English diversify, from Middle French diversifier, from Medieval Latin diversifico, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
diversifiable (English): Capable of being diversified or varied
Definitions
- Capable of being diversified or varied
Ancestry of “diversifiable”, step by step
diversifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diversify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diversify | To make diverse or various in form or quality; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | diversifier | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | diversifico | diversify |
| 4 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 5 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |