Where does “viewable” come from?
Viewable comes from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, combining Latin videre meaning to see with the Latin suffix -i-, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European weyd-.
viewable (English): Able to be viewed; Able to be seen; visible; Able...
Definitions
- Able to be viewed; Able to be seen; visible; Able...
Ancestry of “viewable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | view | Visual perception; A picture, drawn or painted; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | vewe | A inspection, checkup, or examination, especially... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | vewe | sight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Old French | veue | sight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *vidūtus | — |