Where does “launderability” come from?
launderability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
launderability (English): The quality or degree of being launderable
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being launderable
Ancestry of “launderability”, step by step
launderability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English launder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | launder | A washerwoman or washerman; A trough used by... |
| 2 | Middle English | lavender | A washer; one who washes clothes; A woman... |
| 3 | Old French | lavandiere | washerwoman; launder |
| 4 | Spanish | lavandera | lavender seller; laundrywoman; wagtail |
| 5 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |