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Where does “indictable” come from?

Indictable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, Latin -i-, Latin in-, Latin in, and Latin in, ultimately meaning capable of being indicted.

indictable (English): Able to be indicted; chargeable; Subjecting one...

Definitions

  1. Able to be indicted; chargeable; Subjecting one...

Ancestry of “indictable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindictTo accuse of wrongdoing; charge; To make a formal...
2Middle Englishenditen—
3Old FrenchenditerAlternative form of enditier
4Late Latinindictodative masculine singular of indictus; dative...
5Latinindictusdeclared, proclaimed, published, announced,...
6Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

Words derived from “indictable”

  • unindictable
  • nonindictable
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