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Where does “donable” come from?

donable (English) comes from Latin donabilis, from Latin dōnāre, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun, from Korean 현.

donable (English): Capable of being donated or given

Definitions

  1. Capable of being donated or given

Ancestry of “donable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindonabilis—
2Latindōnāre—
3Latindōnum—
4Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
5Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
6Old Turkicton-—
7EnglishHyun—
8Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
9Chinese玄—
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