Where does “foamability” come from?
foamability (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.
foamability (English): The quality or degree of being foamable
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being foamable
Ancestry of “foamability”, step by step
foamability 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 foam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foam | A substance composed of a large collection of... |
| 2 | Middle English | fom | Alternative form of fome |
| 3 | Old English | fām | foam |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *faim | foam, froth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faimaz | foam |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poHy-m-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |