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Where does “abdicable” come from?

abdicable (English) comes from English abdicate, from Latin abdicatus, from Latin abdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

abdicable (English): Capable of being abdicated

Definitions

  1. Capable of being abdicated

Ancestry of “abdicable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabdicateTo disclaim and expel from the family, as a...
2Latinabdicatusdenied, refused, rejected, having been rejected;...
3Latinabdicō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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