characterisability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.?

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek χαράκ-ι̯ω (kharák-i̯ō)?

Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr

Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)

Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der.

Latin charactērder.

Old French caracterebor.

Middle English caracter

English character

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ise

English characterise

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin -abilitas

Middle French -abletébor.

Middle English -ablete

English -ability

English characterisability

From characterise + -ability.

Noun

characterisability (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of characterizability.