Where does “preventable” come from?
Preventable comes from Middle English -able and Latin praeventus, past participle of venio (to come), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- and preh₂-.
preventable (English): Capable of being prevented; Something that can be...
Definitions
- Capable of being prevented; Something that can be...
Ancestry of “preventable”, step by step
| 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 |