Where does “recordable” come from?
Recordable comes from English record, derived from French record, from Latin recordor meaning "to remember," composed of the prefix re- and the root wer- from Proto-Indo-European.
recordable (English): Able to be used to record something; That can be...
Definitions
- Able to be used to record something; That can be...
Ancestry of “recordable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | record | An item of information put into a temporary or... |
| 2 | French | record | record |
| 3 | Old French | record | recollection, testimony |
| 4 | Old French | recorder | to record; to register; to recall; to remember |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | recordare | second-person singular present active... |
| 6 | Latin | recordor | I call to mind, remember, recall, recollect |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |