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Where does “salvageable” come from?

salvageable (English) comes from English salvage, from Spanish salvaje, from Old Occitan salvatge, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.

salvageable (English): Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired....

Definitions

  1. Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired....

Ancestry of “salvageable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalvageThe rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from...
2Spanishsalvajewild, savage; savage, feral, uncivilized; savage
3Old Occitansalvatge—
4Vulgar Latinsalvaticus—
5Latinsilvāticus—
6Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “salvageable”

  • unsalvageable
  • unsalvageably
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