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Where does “performable” come from?

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

performable (English): Able to be performed

Definitions

  1. Able to be performed

Ancestry of “performable”, 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 “performable”

  • unperformable
  • unperformably
Every word from Latin -ābilis →