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
redeliverable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English redeliver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to free, set free, liberate |
| 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 | length, longitude; longness |
| 16 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 17 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 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 |
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 |