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Where does “mutatable” come from?

mutatable (English) comes from English mutate, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mutatable (English): Capable of undergoing mutation

Definitions

  1. Capable of undergoing mutation

Ancestry of “mutatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmutateTo undergo mutation; To cause mutation
2EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
3Middle Englishmutacioun—
4Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
5Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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