English
rangeability
From range + -ability.
Formed from range + -ability
Proto-Germanic *hringaz ‘ring, circle’
Frankish *hring
Old French rang ‘a rank, row’
Old French rengier ‘to range, rank’
Middle English rengen
English range
Today it means
noun A measure of the range of signal values over which a particular mechanical device is reliable.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rangeability”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / rangeability