Where does “rampable” come from?
rampable (English) comes from English ramp, from French rampe, from French ramper, from Middle French ramper, from Old French ramper, from Frankish rampōn, from Frankish rampa, from Proto-Germanic hrempaną — to cut, cut off, sever.
rampable (English): Able to be ramped, or made to change value at a steady rate
Definitions
- Able to be ramped, or made to change value at a steady rate
Ancestry of “rampable”, step by step
rampable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ramp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ramp | An inclined surface that connects two levels; an... |
| 2 | French | rampe | ramp |
| 3 | French | ramper | to crawl, worm (along); to creep |
| 4 | Middle French | ramper | to crawl |
| 5 | Old French | ramper | to climb; to ascend; to go up |
| 6 | Frankish | rampōn | — |
| 7 | Frankish | rampa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrempaną | to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle; to curve,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
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 |