Where does “recappable” come from?
recappable (English) comes from English recap, from English recapitalization, from English capitalization, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
recappable (English): Capable of being recapped
Definitions
- Capable of being recapped
Ancestry of “recappable”, step by step
recappable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recap | To seal again with a cap; To replace the worn... |
| 2 | English | recapitalization | A restructuring of a company's mixture of equity... |
| 3 | English | capitalization | American spelling and Oxford British English... |
| 4 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 5 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |