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Where does “equidecomposability” come from?

equidecomposability (English) comes from English decomposability, from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

equidecomposability (English): The quality of being equidecomposable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being equidecomposable

Ancestry of “equidecomposability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecomposabilityThe condition of being decomposable; The extent...
2EnglishabilitySuitableness; The quality or state of being able;...
3Middle Englishabilitesuitability, aptitude, ability
4Old Frenchableté—
5Latinhabilitās—
6Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
7Latin-ilis-ile
8Proto-Italic-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-elis—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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