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Where does “documentable” come from?

documentable (English) comes from English document, from Middle French document, from Latin documentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

documentable (English): Capable of being supported by documentary...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being supported by documentary...

Ancestry of “documentable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdocumentAn original or official paper used as the basis,...
2Middle Frenchdocument—
3Latindocumentumlesson; instruction; warning
4Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “documentable”

  • undocumentable
  • documentably
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