Where does “mutatable” come from?
mutatable (English) comes from English mutate, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
mutatable (English): Capable of undergoing mutation
Definitions
- Capable of undergoing mutation
Ancestry of “mutatable”, step by step
mutatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mutate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutate | To undergo mutation; To cause mutation |
| 2 | English | mutation | Any alteration or change; Any heritable change of... |
| 3 | Middle English | mutacioun | alteration, change, modification |
| 4 | Old French | mutacion | alteration; change |
| 5 | Latin | mutatio | change, alteration; interchange, exchange |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |