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Where does “permeability” come from?

Permeability comes from French perméabilité, derived from Medieval Latin permeabilis meaning "able to pass through," from Latin permeare meaning "to pass through."

permeability (English): the property of being permeable; the rate of flow...

Definitions

  1. the property of being permeable; the rate of flow...

Ancestry of “permeability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperméabilitépermeability

Words derived from “permeability”

  • hyperpermeability
  • semipermeability
  • superpermeability
  • hypopermeability
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