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Where does “saturable” come from?

saturable (English) comes from Latin saturabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

saturable (English): Capable of being saturated, of achieving...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being saturated, of achieving...

Ancestry of “saturable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaturabilis—
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “saturable”

  • nonsaturable
  • unsaturable
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