Where does “patentably” come from?
patentably (English) comes from English patentable, from English patent, from Middle English patent, from Middle French patent, from Old French patent, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
patentably (English): To a patentable degree
Definitions
- To a patentable degree
Ancestry of “patentably”, step by step
patentably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English patentable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patentable | Able to be protected by a patent; for which a... |
| 2 | English | patent | A declaration issued by a government agency... |
| 3 | Middle English | patent | A letter conferring a privilege or status; Such a... |
| 4 | Middle French | patent | — |
| 5 | Old French | patent | — |
| 6 | Latin | patēns | being opening; open |
| 7 | Latin | pateō | to be open, accessible, attainable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |