Where does “retrievableness” come from?
retrievableness (English) comes from English retrievable, from English retrieve, from Middle French retruev-, from Old French retrover, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
retrievableness (English): retrievability
Definitions
- retrievability
Ancestry of “retrievableness”, step by step
retrievableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retrievable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retrievable | Capable of being retrieved or recovered |
| 2 | English | retrieve | To regain or get back something; To rescue; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | retruev- | — |
| 4 | Old French | retrover | — |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |