Where does “reposable” come from?
reposable (English) comes from English reusable, from English reuse, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reposable (English): Able to be placed in a different pose
Definitions
- Able to be placed in a different pose
Ancestry of “reposable”, step by step
reposable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English reusable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reusable | Able to be used again; especially after salvaging... |
| 2 | English | reuse | The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English repose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repose | Rest; sleep; quietness; ease; peace; calmness;... |
| 2 | English | posé | Standing still, with all the feet on the ground |
| 3 | French | posé | past participle of poser; placed, posed |
| 4 | French | poser | to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land |
| 5 | Old French | poser | to put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pauso | to blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I... |
| 7 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |