hatchability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English hatch 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 hatchability From hatch + -ability.
Meanings
- (of an egg, uncountable) The state of being likely to hatch; a measure of that ability
- (of a bird etc, uncountable) The state of being able to produce hatchable eggs; a measure of that ability
Translations (2)
fr éclosabilité (Of a bird) · fr éclosabilité (Of an egg)