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Where does “séparable” come from?

séparable (Middle French) comes from Latin separabilis, from Latin sēparō, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Ancestry of “séparable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseparabilisseparable
2Latinsēparō—
3Latinparō—
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “séparable”

  • separable
  • semiseparable
  • nonseparable
  • separably
  • separableness
  • superseparable
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