Where does “teleworkable” come from?

teleworkable (English) comes from English workable, from English work, from Middle English werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

teleworkable (English): That may be worked remotely (by teleworking)

Definitions

  1. That may be worked remotely (by teleworking)

Ancestry of “teleworkable”, step by step

teleworkable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English workable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkableCapable of functioning; Able to be worked or...
2Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
3Middle Englishwerkwork
4Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →