Where does “tamperable” come from?
tamperable (English) comes from English tamper, from English tamp, from English tampion, from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
tamperable (English): to tampering
Definitions
- to tampering
Ancestry of “tamperable”, step by step
tamperable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tamper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tamper | A person or thing that tamps; A tool used to tamp... |
| 2 | English | tamp | To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or... |
| 3 | English | tampion | A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the... |
| 4 | Middle French | tampon | — |
| 5 | Middle French | tapon | — |
| 6 | Old French | tape | plug, bung, tap |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
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 |