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Where does “realizable” come from?

Realizable comes from French réalisable, formed from Middle French real with the French suffix -able, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃reǵ- meaning to straighten or direct.

realizable (English): Capable of being realized or achieved

Definitions

  1. Capable of being realized or achieved

Ancestry of “realizable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrealizeTo make real; to convert from the imaginary or...
2EnglishrealTrue, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent;...
3Middle Englishrealreal, true, factual; concerning possessions;...
4Old Frenchreel—
5Latinreālis—
6Latinrēs—
7Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8Latinvindicō—
9Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
10Latindīcō—
11Latin-tiō—
12Latindissertātiō—
13Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
14Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
18Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “realizable”

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