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Where does “uploadable” come from?

uploadable (English) comes from English upload, from English up-, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

uploadable (English): Capable of being uploaded; Something that can be...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being uploaded; Something that can be...

Ancestry of “uploadable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuploadTo transfer data to a computer on a network,...
2Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
3Middle Englishup-—
4Old Englishūp-up-
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →