Where does “intractability” come from?
intractability (English) comes from English intractable, from English tractability, from English tractable, from Latin tractābilis, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
intractability (English): The state of being intractable; intractableness
Definitions
- The state of being intractable; intractableness
Ancestry of “intractability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intractable | Not tractable; not able to be managed,... |
| 2 | English | tractability | The state of being tractable or docile; docility;... |
| 3 | English | tractable | Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed;... |
| 4 | Latin | tractābilis | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |