Where does “reconditionable” come from?
reconditionable (English) comes from English recondition, from English condition, from Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion, from Latin condiciō, from Latin condīcō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
reconditionable (English): Capable of being reconditioned
Definitions
- Capable of being reconditioned
Ancestry of “reconditionable”, step by step
reconditionable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recondition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recondition | To restore to a functional state, or to a... |
| 2 | English | condition | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional... |
| 3 | Middle English | condicioun | condition |
| 4 | Old French | condicion | condition; social rank |
| 5 | Latin | condiciō | An agreement, contract, covenant, stipulation, pact, proposition |
| 6 | Latin | condīcō | to talk something over together, agree to/upon, concert, promise; fix, appoint |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |