Where does “supramenable” come from?
supramenable (English) comes from English supra, from Georgian სუფრა, from Persian سفره, from Arabic سُفْرَة — victuals; table, especially for eating.
supramenable (English): Having the property that any nonempty subset has...
Definitions
- Having the property that any nonempty subset has...
Ancestry of “supramenable”, step by step
supramenable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supra | Used to indicate that the current citation is... |
| 2 | Georgian | სუფრა | tablecloth; the table on which supra is conducted |
| 3 | Persian | سفره | tablecloth |
| 4 | Arabic | سُفْرَة | victuals; table, especially for eating |
via English amenable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amenable | Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions;... |
| 2 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 3 | 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 |