dependability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English depend

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

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 dependability

From depend + -ability.

Noun

dependability (countable and uncountable, plural dependabilities)

1. The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.

Derived terms

• undependability

Translations

characteristic of being dependable

• Bulgarian: надеждност (nadeždnost)
• French: fiabilité (fr) f, sûreté de fonctionnement f
• Māori: ngākau pono
• Polish: bezawaryjność (pl) f, niezawodność (pl) f
• Romanian: siguranța în funcționare f
• Spanish: dependibilidad f
• Swedish: tillförlitlighet (sv) c
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: امانت (emânet)