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Where does “evaluable” come from?

evaluable (English) comes from English evaluate, from English evaluation, from French évaluation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

evaluable (English): Able to be evaluated in a certain way

Definitions

  1. Able to be evaluated in a certain way

Ancestry of “evaluable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevaluateTo draw conclusions from examining; to assess; To...
2EnglishevaluationAn assessment, such as an annual personnel...
3Frenchévaluationassessment
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

Words derived from “evaluable”

  • unevaluable
  • inevaluable
  • evaluably
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