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Where does “nonannealable” come from?

nonannealable (English) comes from English annealable, from English anneal, from Middle English anelen, from Middle English elen, from Middle English ele, from Old English ele, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum.

nonannealable (English): Not annealable

Definitions

  1. Not annealable

Ancestry of “nonannealable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishannealableCapable of being annealed
2EnglishannealTo subject to great heat and then cooling, and...
3Middle Englishanelen—
4Middle Englishelento anoint
5Middle Englisheleeel
6Old Englisheleoil
7Proto-Germanic*oli—
8Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
9Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
10Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
11Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →