Where does “avoidability” come from?
avoidability (English) comes from English avoidable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.
avoidability (English): The possibility of avoiding; the state or...
Definitions
- The possibility of avoiding; the state or...
Ancestry of “avoidability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | avoidable | Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled... |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | -able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | — |