Where does “surmountability” come from?
surmountability (English) comes from English surmount, from Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
surmountability (English): The condition of being surmountable
Definitions
- The condition of being surmountable
Ancestry of “surmountability”, step by step
surmountability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surmount
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surmount | To get over; to overcome; To cap; to sit on top... |
| 2 | Middle English | surmounten | To be or go above; to be higher than |
| 3 | Old French | surmonter | to rise above, surmount |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |