Where does “nonpatentability” come from?
nonpatentability (English) comes from English patentability, from English -ability, from Middle English -ablete, from Middle French -ableté, from Latin -abilitas, from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
nonpatentability (English): The characteristic of being nonpatentable;...
Definitions
- The characteristic of being nonpatentable;...
Ancestry of “nonpatentability”, step by step
nonpatentability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English patentability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patentability | The state or condition of being patentable |
| 2 | English | -ability | ability, inclination or suitability for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ablete | — |
| 4 | Middle French | -ableté | — |
| 5 | Latin | -abilitas | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 7 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |