Etymograph

English

showability

From show + -ability.

Formed from show + -ability

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, take note of’

Proto-Germanic *skawwōną ‘to look, see’

Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see’

Old English scēawian ‘to look at; to exhibit, display’

Middle English schewen

English show

Today it means

noun The quality of being showable; capability of being shown.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “showability”. 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.

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