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Where does “examinable” come from?

examinable (English) comes from English examine, from Middle English examinen, from Old French examiner, from Latin examino, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.

examinable (English): Able to be examined; Eligible to appear in an...

Definitions

  1. Able to be examined; Eligible to appear in an...

Ancestry of “examinable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexamineto observe or inspect carefully or critically; to...
2Middle Englishexaminen—
3Old Frenchexaminerto question; to torture; to consider; to ponder;...
4LatinexaminoI weigh or consider; I examine
5Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
6Latinexagmen—
7Latinagō—
8Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “examinable”

  • unexaminable
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