Where does “jettable” come from?
jettable (English) comes from English jet, from French jet, from Old French get, from Vulgar Latin iectus, from Latin iactus, from Latin iacere, from Latin iaceō, from Latin -eō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
jettable (English): Able to be dispersed in a jet
Definitions
- Able to be dispersed in a jet
Ancestry of “jettable”, step by step
jettable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jet | A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or... |
| 2 | French | jet | throw; spurt, spout, jet; jet |
| 3 | Old French | get | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | iectus | — |
| 5 | Latin | iactus | thrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | iacere | present active infinitive of iaciō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | iaceō | to lie prostrate, lie down; recline |
| 8 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |