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Where does “nonendorsable” come from?

nonendorsable (English) comes from English endorsable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nonendorsable (English): That other airlines are not obliged to accept in...

Definitions

  1. That other airlines are not obliged to accept in...

Ancestry of “nonendorsable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendorsableAble or fit to be endorsed; Leading to...
2EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
3Middle Englishable—
4Old Frenchableable; capable
5Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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