Where does “rechargeable” come from?
Rechargeable is derived from English recharge combined with the Middle English suffix -able, ultimately tracing through Latin re- and -abilis to Proto-Indo-European wert-.
rechargeable (English): Able to be recharged, especially of a battery...
Definitions
- Able to be recharged, especially of a battery...
Ancestry of “rechargeable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | recharge | To charge an electric battery after its power has... |
| 2 | Old French | rechargier | — |
| 3 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 4 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |