Where does “hypermutability” come from?
hypermutability (English) comes from English mutability, from Middle English mutabilite, from Old French mutabilite, from Latin mūtābilitās, from Latin mutabilis, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
hypermutability (English): The state of being hypermutable
Definitions
- The state of being hypermutable
Ancestry of “hypermutability”, step by step
hypermutability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mutability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutability | The quality or state of being mutable |
| 2 | Middle English | mutabilite | mutability, changeability |
| 3 | Old French | mutabilite | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūtābilitās | changeableness, mutability |
| 5 | Latin | mutabilis | mutable, changeable, inconstant |
| 6 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |