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Where does “fudgeable” come from?

fudgeable (English) comes from English fudge, from English fadge, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia — bundle, heap, load.

fudgeable (English): Capable of being fudged

Definitions

  1. Capable of being fudged

Ancestry of “fudgeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfudgeA type of very sweet candy or confection, usually...
2EnglishfadgeTo be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on...
3Middle EnglishfagotA piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot...
4Old Frenchfagotfagot
5Vulgar Latinfacus—
6LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
7Latinfasciō—
8Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fudgeable”

  • unfudgeable
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