Where does “wettability” come from?
Wettability derives from English wet, from Middle English weten, from Latin -ibilis and -abilitas suffixes attached to a root from Proto-Indo-European weyd-.
wettability (English): The ability of a solid surface to reduce the...
Definitions
- The ability of a solid surface to reduce the...
Ancestry of “wettability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ability | ability, inclination or suitability for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ablete | — |
| 3 | Middle French | -ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | -abilitas | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 6 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |