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Where does “transcribable” come from?

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

transcribable (English): Able to be transcribed

Definitions

  1. Able to be transcribed

Ancestry of “transcribable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
2Middle English-able-able
3Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
4Latin-ābilis—

Words derived from “transcribable”

  • untranscribable
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