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Where does “learnable” come from?

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

learnable (English): That can be learned; Something that can be...

Definitions

  1. That can be learned; Something that can be...

Ancestry of “learnable”, step by step

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

Words derived from “learnable”

  • unlearnable
  • unlearnably
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