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Where does “deductibility” come from?

Deductibility comes from English deductible plus the suffix -ity, which derives from French -ité, Latin -itas, and Proto-Indo-European -it-.

deductibility (English): The ability to be deducted, such as from one's...

Definitions

  1. The ability to be deducted, such as from one's...

Ancestry of “deductibility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeductibleEligible to be deducted; An amount of expenses...
2EnglishdeductTo take one thing from another; remove from; make...
3Latindeductusled or escorted away; attenuated, slender, fine
4Latindēdūcō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deductibility”

  • nondeductibility
  • deductability
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