Where does “presumability” come from?
presumability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
presumability (English): The extent to which something can be presumed or relied upon to be true
Definitions
- The extent to which something can be presumed or relied upon to be true
Ancestry of “presumability”, step by step
presumability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English presume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | presume | To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission |
| 2 | English | presumably | able to be sensibly presumed |
| 3 | English | -ably | Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives... |
| 4 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 5 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 6 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 7 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 8 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |