Where does “substitutability” come from?
Substitutability derives from substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, the past participle of substituo, formed with the Latin suffix -ibilis and the connecting vowel -i-.
substitutability (English): The quality of being substitutable; the capacity...
Definitions
- The quality of being substitutable; the capacity...
Ancestry of “substitutability”, step by step
substitutability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substitute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 2 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 3 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 4 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 5 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |