Etymology

transferability

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Today it means: The ability of something to be transferred. Full definition →

English transfer ← Latin trānsferō ← Proto-Italic *ferō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrāns-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  10. Proto-Italic*ferō
  11. Latinferō
  12. Latintrānsferō
  13. Englishtransfer
  14. English todaytransferability

From transfer + -ability.

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