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Where does “expressible” come from?

Expressible derives from Latin expressibilis, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and the suffix -ibilis meaning "capable of being," ultimately from ex meaning "out."

expressible (English): Able to be expressed

Definitions

  1. Able to be expressed

Ancestry of “expressible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpressMoving or operating quickly, as a train not...
2Frenchexprèsexpress; express , special delivery; on purpose,...
3Latinexpressussqueezed; pressed ; expressed; imitated, copied
4Latinexprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “expressible”

  • inexpressible
  • inexpressibly
  • inexpressibles
  • unexpressible
  • expressibly
  • unexpressibly
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