Where does “revocable” come from?

Revocable derives from Middle French révocable, Old French revocable, and Latin revocabilis, meaning capable of being recalled or withdrawn.

revocable (English): Having the ability of being revoked; capable of...

Definitions

  1. Having the ability of being revoked; capable of...

Ancestry of “revocable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrévocable—
2Old Frenchrevocable—
3Latinrevocabilisrevocable, withdrawable, recallable
4Latinrevocōto recall (troops, etc.), to call back
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

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