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Where does “revocability” come from?

revocability (English) comes from English revocable, from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis, from Latin revocō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

revocability (English): The quality of being revocable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being revocable

Ancestry of “revocability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevocableHaving the ability of being revoked; capable of...
2Middle Frenchrévocable—
3Old Frenchrevocable—
4Latinrevocabilis—
5Latinrevocō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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