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Where does “rationable” come from?

rationable (English) comes from English ration, from French ration, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rationable (English): rational, reasonable; Suitable for being rationed

Definitions

  1. rational, reasonable; Suitable for being rationed

Ancestry of “rationable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrationA portion of some limited resource allocated to a...
2Frenchrationration
3Latinratiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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