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Where does “fakable” come from?

fakable (English) comes from English fakeable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fakable (English): Alternative form of fakeable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fakeable

Ancestry of “fakable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfakeableCapable of being faked
2EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
3Middle Englishable—
4Old Frenchableable; capable
5Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “fakable”

  • unfakeable
  • unfakable
  • unfakeably
  • unfakably
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