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Where does “thinkability” come from?

thinkability (English) comes from English thinkable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.

thinkability (English): The property of being thinkable

Definitions

  1. The property of being thinkable

Ancestry of “thinkability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthinkableAble to be thought or imagined; conceivable;...
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-able-able
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilis—
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