Where does “tannability” come from?
tannability (English) comes from English tan, from French tan, from French ta, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
tannability (English): The quality of being tannable
Definitions
- The quality of being tannable
Ancestry of “tannability”, step by step
tannability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tan | A yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin... |
| 2 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 3 | French | ta | your |
| 4 | Old French | ta | your |
| 5 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
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 |