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
- Capable of being downloaded; Something that can...
Ancestry of “downloadable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | download | A file transfer to the local computer; A file... |
| 2 | English | down- | decrease; lower position or direction, literally... |
| 3 | Middle English | down- | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūne- | down- |
| 5 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 6 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 7 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 8 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “downloadable”