Where does “dutiable” come from?
Dutiable comes from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, and Latin deus, ultimately derived from Latin -inus.
dutiable (English): On which duty must be paid when imported or sold;...
Definitions
- On which duty must be paid when imported or sold;...
Ancestry of “dutiable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | duty | That which one is morally or legally obligated to... |
| 2 | Middle English | duete | A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed... |
| 3 | Middle English | dewe | Alternative form of dew; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 5 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “dutiable”