Where does “prototypable” come from?
prototypable (English) comes from English prototype, from French prototype, from Latin prōtotypus, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
prototypable (English): Able to be prototyped
Definitions
- Able to be prototyped
Ancestry of “prototypable”, step by step
prototypable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prototype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prototype | An original form or object which is a basis for... |
| 2 | French | prototype | prototype |
| 3 | Latin | prōtotypus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρωτότυπος | original; prototype |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |