Where does “excludable” come from?
Excludable derives from English exclude, from Latin excludo meaning to shut out, composed of Latin ex- (out) and a root from Proto-Indo-European kel- (to conceal or shut).
excludable (English): Able to be excluded; One who or that which can be...
Definitions
- Able to be excluded; One who or that which can be...
Ancestry of “excludable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | — |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “excludable”