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Where does “sellable” come from?

sellable (English) comes from English sell, from French selle, from Middle French selle, from Old French sele, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

sellable (English): Able or likely to be sold

Definitions

  1. Able or likely to be sold

Ancestry of “sellable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsellTo transfer goods or provide services in exchange...
2Frenchsellesaddle; commode; excrement
3Middle Frenchsellesaddle
4Old Frenchselesaddle
5Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
6Proto-Italicsedlā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—

Words derived from “sellable”

  • unsellable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →