Where does “landfillable” come from?
landfillable (English) comes from English landfill, from English Fill, from Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
landfillable (English): Capable of being disposed of in landfill
Definitions
- Capable of being disposed of in landfill
Ancestry of “landfillable”, step by step
landfillable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English landfill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landfill | To dispose of by burying it at a landfill site;... |
| 2 | English | Fill | To make full |
| 3 | Middle English | fillen | to fill |
| 4 | Old English | fyllan | to fill; Alternative form of fiellan |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fullijan | to fill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |