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Where does “preventability” come from?

preventability (English) comes from English prevent, from Middle English preventen, from Latin praeventus, from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

preventability (English): The condition of being preventable; The extent to...

Definitions

  1. The condition of being preventable; The extent to...

Ancestry of “preventability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreventTo stop ; to keep from; To take preventative...
2Middle Englishpreventenanticipate
3Latinpraeventus
4Latinpraeveniō—
5Latinveniō—
6Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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