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Where does “elencabile” come from?

elencabile (Italian) comes from Italian elencare, from Italian elenco, from Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος, from Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰ- — to revile?.

elencabile (Italian): Capable of being listed or enumerated; listable

Definitions

  1. Capable of being listed or enumerated; listable

Ancestry of “elencabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelencareto list; to enumerate
2Italianelencolist, pile; directory, phone book; calendar
3Latinelenchuscostly trinket; refutation
4Ancient Greekἔλεγχοςargument of disproof, refutation; reproach,...
5Ancient Greekἐλέγχωdisgrace, put to shame; cross-examine, question;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʰ-to revile?
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