Where does “rectifiability” come from?
rectifiability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rectifiability (English): The quality or state of being rectifiable
Definitions
- The quality or state of being rectifiable
Ancestry of “rectifiability”, step by step
rectifiability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English rectify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rectify | To heal; To restore to its proper condition; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | rectifien | — |
| 3 | Old French | rectefier | to make straight |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rēctificō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēctus | led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |