Where does “nonfertilizable” come from?

nonfertilizable (English) comes from English fertilizable, from English fertilize, from French fertiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

nonfertilizable (English): not fertilizable

Definitions

  1. not fertilizable

Ancestry of “nonfertilizable”, step by step

nonfertilizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fertilizable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfertilizableCapable of being fertilized
2EnglishfertilizeTo make more fertile by adding nutrients to it;...
3Frenchfertiliserto fertilize
4French-iser-ise/-ize
5Old French-iser-ize
6Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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