Where does “installability” come from?
installability (English) comes from English install, from French installer, from German installieren, from Italian installare, from Medieval Latin installo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
installability (English): The capability of being installed
Definitions
- The capability of being installed
Ancestry of “installability”, step by step
installability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English install
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | install | To connect, set up or prepare something for use;... |
| 2 | French | installer | to install; to place; to settle |
| 3 | German | installieren | to install |
| 4 | Italian | installare | to install, to put in, to set up; to install, to... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | installo | to install, put in place, establish; install, put... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |