Where does “telescopable” come from?

telescopable (English) comes from English telescope, from Latin telescopium, from Italian telescopio, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

telescopable (English): Capable of being telescoped, that is, expanded and contracted linearly in sections that slide over one another

Definitions

  1. Capable of being telescoped, that is, expanded and contracted linearly in sections that slide over one another

Ancestry of “telescopable”, step by step

telescopable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English telescope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelescopeA monocular optical instrument that magnifies...
2Latintelescopiuma telescope
3Italiantelescopiotelescope
4Ancient Greekτηλεσκόποςfar-seeing
5Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
6Latincommūnicāre—
7Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →