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Where does “countable” come from?

Countable derives from Middle English countable, meaning able to be counted or enumerated.

countable (English): Capable of being counted; having a quantity;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being counted; having a quantity;...

Ancestry of “countable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcountable—

Words derived from “countable”

  • uncountable
  • countably
  • uncountably
  • noncountable
  • countableness
  • uncountableness
  • subcountable
Every word from Middle English countable →