Where does “connaissable” come from?
connaissable (French) comes from Middle French connoissable, from Middle French -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
connaissable (French): knowable
Definitions
- knowable
Ancestry of “connaissable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | connoissable | recognizable |
| 2 | Middle French | -able | able |
| 3 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 4 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |