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Where does “annexable” come from?

annexable (English) comes from English annex, from Middle English annexen, from Old French annexer, from Medieval Latin annexare, from Latin annexō, from Latin annectō, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic.

annexable (English): Able to be annexed

Definitions

  1. Able to be annexed

Ancestry of “annexable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishannexAn addition, an extension; An appendix to a book...
2Middle Englishannexen—
3Old Frenchannexerto join
4Medieval Latinannexare—
5Latinannexō—
6Latinannectō—
7LatinAd—
8Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
9Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
10LatinolleArchaic form of ille
11Proto-Italic*olnos—
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