Where does “photodegradability” come from?
photodegradability (English) comes from English degradability, from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
photodegradability (English): The quality of being photodegradable
Definitions
- The quality of being photodegradable
Ancestry of “photodegradability”, step by step
photodegradability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English degradability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | degradability | The condition of being degradable; A measure of... |
| 2 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 3 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 4 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 5 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 6 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |