Where does “overclockable” come from?
overclockable (English) comes from English overclock, from English clock, from Middle English clokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc.
overclockable (English): Suitable for overclocking
Definitions
- Suitable for overclocking
Ancestry of “overclockable”, step by step
overclockable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overclock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overclock | To run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer |
| 2 | English | clock | An instrument used to measure or keep track of... |
| 3 | Middle English | clokke | clock, timekeeping device |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 8 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
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 |