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unloadable en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
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 loadable
English unloadable
From un- + loadable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not loadable; that cannot be loaded.
This was sometimes repeated again and again, the rings remaining in the rifling until the weapon was unloadable.
1907, William Wellington Greener, The Gun and Its Development:
unloadable en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Capable of being unloaded.
With standardization, a type of car could be built that would be readily unloadable and fitted for a back haul.
1918, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science:2001, Cheek et al, Tru64 UNIX System Administrator's Guide
[…] may or may not be dynamically unloadable […]