Where does “severable” come from?

severable (English) comes from English sever, from Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Vulgar Latin seperare, from Latin sēparāre.

severable (English): Capable of being severed; Capable of being...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being severed; Capable of being...

Ancestry of “severable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseverTo cut free; To suffer disjunction; to be parted...
2Middle Englishseveren—
3Old Frenchsevrerto separate; to sever
4Vulgar Latinseperare—
5Latinsēparāre—

Words derived from “severable”

Every word from Latin sēparāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin seperare →Every word from Old French sevrer →