Where does “manageability” come from?
Manageability comes from English manage, from English menage, from Middle English manage, from Latin -abilitas suffix denoting capacity or fitness, from Latin -ibilis adjective-forming suffix, from Latin -i- connecting element, from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think or intend.
manageability (English): The characteristic of being manageable
Definitions
- The characteristic of being manageable
Ancestry of “manageability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -ability | ability, inclination or suitability for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ablete | — |
| 3 | Middle French | -ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | -abilitas | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 6 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
Words derived from “manageability”