Where does “tradable” come from?
Tradable derives from English trade plus the suffix -able, which comes from Middle English -able, Old French -able, and Latin -abilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European der-.
tradable (English): Capable of being traded; An asset which can be...
Definitions
- Capable of being traded; An asset which can be...
Ancestry of “tradable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trade | Buying and selling of goods and services on a... |
| 2 | Middle English | trade | path, course of conduct |
| 3 | Middle Low German | trade | track, course |
| 4 | Old Saxon | trada | spoor, track |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *trudo | — |
Words derived from “tradable”