Where does “nondevelopable” come from?
nondevelopable (English) comes from English developable, from English develop, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
nondevelopable (English): Not developable
Definitions
- Not developable
Ancestry of “nondevelopable”, step by step
nondevelopable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English developable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | developable | Suitable for development, often specifically for... |
| 2 | English | develop | To change with a specific direction, progress; To... |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |