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Where does “purchasability” come from?

purchasability (English) comes from English purchase, from Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

purchasability (English): The quality of being purchasable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being purchasable

Ancestry of “purchasability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurchaseThe acquisition of title to, or property in,...
2Middle Englishpurchasen—
3Anglo-Normanpurchacerseek to obtain; Alternative form of porchacier;...
4Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
5Latincaptiāre—
6Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “purchasability”

  • unpurchasability
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