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Where does “jouable” come from?

jouable (French) comes from French jouer, from Old French joer, from Latin iocor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

jouable (French): playable; feasible

Definitions

  1. playable; feasible

Ancestry of “jouable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjouerto play
2Old Frenchjoerto play
3LatiniocorI joke, jest; I play
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “jouable”

  • injouable
  • jouabilité
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