Where does “intertranslatability” come from?
intertranslatability (English) comes from English translatability, from English translatable, from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō — shiny, light brown.
intertranslatability (English): The quality of being intertranslatable
Definitions
- The quality of being intertranslatable
Ancestry of “intertranslatability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | translatability | The quality or property of being translatable;... |
| 2 | English | translatable | Capable of being translated into another... |
| 3 | English | translate | Senses relating to the change of information,... |
| 4 | Middle English | translaten | To transport or move; to cause to change place;... |
| 5 | Old French | translater | to translate |
| 6 | Latin | trānslātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | trānsferō | — |
| 8 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |