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Where does “excisability” come from?

excisability (English) comes from English excise, from French exciser, from Latin excisus, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

excisability (English): Suitability or potential for being excised

Definitions

  1. Suitability or potential for being excised

Ancestry of “excisability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexciseA tax charged on goods produced within the...
2Frenchexciserto excise
3Latinexcisuscollapsed; escaped
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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