Where does “tuneably” come from?
tuneably (English) comes from English tuneable, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
tuneably (English): Alternative form of tunably
Definitions
- Alternative form of tunably
Ancestry of “tuneably”, step by step
tuneably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tuneable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuneable | Alternative spelling of tunable |
| 2 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |