Where does “intercompatibility” come from?
intercompatibility (English) comes from English compatibility, from English compatible, from Middle English compatible, from Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
intercompatibility (English): The state of being intercompatible
Definitions
- The state of being intercompatible
Ancestry of “intercompatibility”, step by step
intercompatibility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compatibility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compatibility | The state of being compatible; in which two or... |
| 2 | English | compatible | Capable of easy interaction; Able to get along... |
| 3 | Middle English | compatible | compatible; reconcilable |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | compatible | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | compatibilis | in "compatible beneficium", a benefice which... |
| 6 | Late Latin | compator | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |