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Where does “advantageable” come from?

advantageable (English) comes from English advantage, from Middle English avantage, from Old French avantage, from Old French avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

advantageable (English): Providing an advantage; helpful to the...

Definitions

  1. Providing an advantage; helpful to the...

Ancestry of “advantageable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadvantageAny condition, circumstance, opportunity or...
2Middle Englishavantage—
3Old Frenchavantageadvantage; profit; gain
4Old Frenchavantbeforehand; earlier
5Latinab ante—
6Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
7Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
8Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
9Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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