unloadable

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English load

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English loadable

English unloadable

From un- + loadable.

Adjective

unloadable (not comparable)

1. Not loadable; that cannot be loaded.
   • 1907, William Wellington Greener, The Gun and Its Development:

     This was sometimes repeated again and again, the rings remaining in the rifling until the weapon was unloadable.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.

Proto-Germanic *anda-

Proto-West Germanic *anda-

Old English and-

Old English on-

Middle English on-

English un-

English load

English unload

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English unloadable

From unload + -able.

Adjective

unloadable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being unloaded.
   • 1918, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science:

     With standardization, a type of car could be built that would be readily unloadable and fitted for a back haul.

   • 2001, Cheek et al, Tru64 UNIX System Administrator's Guide

     […] may or may not be dynamically unloadable […]