Where does “multipliable” come from?
multipliable (English) comes from English multiply, from English ply, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
multipliable (English): Capable of being multiplied
Definitions
- Capable of being multiplied
Ancestry of “multipliable”, step by step
multipliable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multiply
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multiply | To increase the amount, degree or number of; To... |
| 2 | English | ply | A layer of material; A strand that, twisted... |
| 3 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 4 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 5 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 6 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |