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Where does “inerasable” come from?

inerasable (English) comes from English erasable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.

inerasable (English): That cannot be erased

Definitions

  1. That cannot be erased

Ancestry of “inerasable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherasableCapable of being erased; Any recording medium...
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-able-able
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilis—
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