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Where does “downloadable” come from?

Downloadable comes from English download, English down, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, Proto-Celtic dūnom, Gaulish dunum, Proto-Celtic dūnom, and Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-.

downloadable (English): Capable of being downloaded; Something that can...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being downloaded; Something that can...

Ancestry of “downloadable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdownloadA file transfer to the local computer; A file...
2Englishdown-decrease; lower position or direction, literally...
3Middle Englishdown-—
4Old Englishdūne-down-
5Old Englishdūnehill; down, downward
6Old Englishadūne—
7Old Englishofdūneoff the hill; down
8Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
9Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
10Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “downloadable”

  • nondownloadable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →