Where does “overwritable” come from?
overwritable (English) comes from English overwrite, from English Over-, from English over, from Middle English over, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
overwritable (English): Capable of being overwritten
Definitions
- Capable of being overwritten
Ancestry of “overwritable”, step by step
overwritable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overwrite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overwrite | To destroy by recording new data over it; To... |
| 2 | English | Over- | Above, or higher |
| 3 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 4 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 5 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |