Where does “rediscountable” come from?
rediscountable (English) comes from English rediscount, from English discount, from French descompte, from Old French disconter, from Medieval Latin discomputo, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
rediscountable (English): Able to be rediscounted
Definitions
- Able to be rediscounted
Ancestry of “rediscountable”, step by step
rediscountable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rediscount
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rediscount | To discount again; A second or subsequent... |
| 2 | English | discount | To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the... |
| 3 | French | descompte | — |
| 4 | Old French | disconter | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | discomputo | I deduct, discount |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | 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 |