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Where does “returnable” come from?

Returnable comes from Middle French retournable, meaning capable of being returned.

returnable (English): Capable of being returned; Something that can be...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being returned; Something that can be...

Ancestry of “returnable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchretournable—

Words derived from “returnable”

  • nonreturnable
  • unreturnable
  • irreturnable
Every word from Middle French retournable →