Where does “laudable” come from?

Laudable comes from Old French laudable, meaning worthy of praise.

laudable (English): Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy;...

Definitions

  1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy;...

Ancestry of “laudable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaudabilispraiseworthy, laudable
2Latinlaudōto praise, laud, extol
3LatinLauspraise, glory, repute
4Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “laudable”

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