characterizable

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Etymology

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Pre-Greekbor.?
Pre-Greekbor.?
Ancient Greek χαράκ-ι̯ω (kharák-i̯ō)?
Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr
Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)
Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)
Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der.
Medieval Latin charactērizōder.
English characterize
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English characterizable

    From characterize + -able.

    Adjective

    characterizable (comparative more characterizable, superlative most characterizable)

    1. Able to be characterized.

    Derived terms

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