Where does “spoolable” come from?
spoolable (English) comes from English spool, from English spā, from English spastic, from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
spoolable (English): Capable of being spooled, or wound onto a reel
Definitions
- Capable of being spooled, or wound onto a reel
Ancestry of “spoolable”, step by step
spoolable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spool | A reel; a device around which thread, wire or... |
| 2 | English | spā | A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring |
| 3 | English | spastic | Of, relating to, or affected by spasm; Of or... |
| 4 | Latin | spasticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπαστικός | drawing in, absorbing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | 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 |