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Where does “exploitably” come from?

exploitably (English) comes from English exploitable, from English exploit, from Old French esploit, from Old French espleit, from Latin explicitus, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

exploitably (English): In a manner that is capable of being exploited

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is capable of being exploited

Ancestry of “exploitably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexploitableAble to be exploited, especially commercially;...
2EnglishexploitA heroic or extraordinary deed; An achievement; A...
3Old Frenchesploitincome; revenue; act; action; profit; advantage
4Old FrenchespleitAlternative form of esploit
5LatinexplicitusAlternative form of explicātus; disentangled,...
6LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
7Latinplicō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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