Where does “renewably” come from?
renewably (English) comes from English renewable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
renewably (English): In a renewable manner
Definitions
- In a renewable manner
Ancestry of “renewably”, step by step
renewably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English renewable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | renewable | Able to be renewed; capable of renewal;... |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |