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Where does “scavengeable” come from?

scavengeable (English) comes from English scavenge, from English scavenger, from Middle English scavager, from Anglo-Norman scawageour, from French scawage, from Old French scavage, from Old French escavage, from Old French escauvinghe — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

scavengeable (English): Capable of being scavenged

Definitions

  1. Capable of being scavenged

Ancestry of “scavengeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscavengeto collect and remove refuse, or to search...
2EnglishscavengerSomeone who scavenges, especially one who...
3Middle Englishscavager—
4Anglo-Normanscawageourone who had to do with scavage, inspector, tax...
5Frenchscawage—
6Old Frenchscavage—
7Old Frenchescavage—
8Old Frenchescauvinghescavage
9Middle Englishshewingpresent participle of shew
10Old Englishsċēawunginspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,...
11Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
12Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “scavengeable”

  • unscavengeable
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