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Where does “rejectable” come from?

rejectable (English) comes from English reject, from Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, from Latin rēiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

rejectable (English): That can be rejected

Definitions

  1. That can be rejected

Ancestry of “rejectable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrejectTo refuse to accept; To block a shot, especially...
2Middle Englishrejecten—
3Latinrēiectus—
4Latinrēiciō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rejectable”

  • irrejectable
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