hatchability

hatchability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English hatch
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
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.

    Noun

    hatchability (uncountable)

    1. (of an egg) The state of being likely to hatch; a measure of that ability
    2. (of a bird etc) The state of being able to produce hatchable eggs; a measure of that ability

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