Where does “overlappable” come from?
overlappable (English) comes from English overlap, from English lap, from Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis — stone.
overlappable (English): Capable of being made to overlap
Definitions
- Capable of being made to overlap
Ancestry of “overlappable”, step by step
overlappable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overlap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overlap | To extend over and partly cover something; To... |
| 2 | English | lap | The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 4 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 5 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 6 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 7 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 8 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
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 |