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Where does “unfakeable” come from?

unfakeable (English) comes from English fakeable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

unfakeable (English): Alternative spelling of unfakable

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of unfakable

Ancestry of “unfakeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfakeableCapable of being faked
2EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
3Middle Englishable—
4Old Frenchableable; capable
5Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “unfakeable”

  • unfakeably
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