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Where does “abolishable” come from?

abolishable (English) comes from English abolish, from Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French abolir, from Latin aboleo, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abolishable (English): Capable of being abolished

Definitions

  1. Capable of being abolished

Ancestry of “abolishable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabolishTo end a law, system, institution, custom or...
2Middle Englishabolisshen—
3Middle Frenchabolir—
4LatinaboleoI retard, check the growth of; I destroy, efface,...
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latināb—
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abolishable”

  • unabolishable
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