Where does “ultrafilterable” come from?
ultrafilterable (English) comes from English ultrafilter, from English filter, from German filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
ultrafilterable (English): Able to undergo ultrafiltration
Definitions
- Able to undergo ultrafiltration
Ancestry of “ultrafilterable”, step by step
ultrafilterable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ultrafilter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ultrafilter | A device that performs ultrafiltration; A proper... |
| 2 | English | filter | A device which separates a suspended, dissolved,... |
| 3 | German | filter | inflection of filtern: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | French | filtré | past participle of filtrer; filtered |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | filtrum | felt |
| 6 | Frankish | filtir | — |
| 7 | Frankish | *felt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *felt | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peld- | something beaten or compressed; felt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |