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bootable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Middle English bote English boot Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bootable From boot + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a disk, usually) That can be booted; from which one can boot the system.

Deriveds

unbootable

Translations (2)

pl bootowalny (adjective) · el εκκινήσιμος (adjective)

bootable en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Middle English bote English boot Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bootable From boot + -able.

Meanings

  1. A disk or other medium from which the system can be booted.

Forms

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