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Where does “interchangeable” come from?

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

interchangeable (French): interchangeable, substitutable

Definitions

  1. interchangeable, substitutable

Ancestry of “interchangeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-able-able
2Middle French-able-able
3Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
4Latin-ābilis—

Words derived from “interchangeable”

  • interchangeablement
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