Where does “redeliverable” come from?
redeliverable (English) comes from English redeliver, from English deliver, from Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
redeliverable (English): Capable of being redelivered
Definitions
- Capable of being redelivered
Ancestry of “redeliverable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | redeliver | To give back; to return; To deliver again; To... |
| 2 | English | deliver | To set free from restraint or danger; To do with... |
| 3 | Middle English | deliveren | — |
| 4 | Old French | delivrer | to set free; to liberate; to give birth; to... |
| 5 | Latin | līberō | — |
| 6 | Latin | līberāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 9 | French | lober | to lob |
| 10 | French | lob | lob |
| 11 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 12 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 13 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 14 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 15 | Latin | longitūdō | — |
| 16 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 17 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 18 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 19 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 20 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 21 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |