Where does “persuadably” come from?
persuadably (English) comes from English persuadable, from English persuade, from Latin persuadere, from Latin persuadeo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
persuadably (English): In such a way that one may be persuaded
Definitions
- In such a way that one may be persuaded
Ancestry of “persuadably”, step by step
persuadably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English persuadable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persuadable | Able to be persuaded or convinced; Someone or... |
| 2 | English | persuade | To successfully convince to agree to, accept, or... |
| 3 | Latin | persuadere | present active infinitive of persuādeō;... |
| 4 | Latin | persuadeo | I persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or... |
| 5 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |