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
- The condition of being preventable; The extent to...
Ancestry of “preventability”, step by step
preventability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prevent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prevent | To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something) |
| 2 | Middle English | preventen | anticipate |
| 3 | Latin | praeventus | anticipated |
| 4 | Latin | praeveniō | to anticipate |
| 5 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |