influenceable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰluHyéti?
Proto-Italic [Term?]
Latin fluō
Latin īnfluōder.
Latin īnfluēns
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.
Latin -ia
Medieval Latin īnfluentialbor.
Old French influenceder.
Middle English influence
English influence
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English influenceable

    From influence + -able.

    Adjective

    influenceable (comparative more influenceable, superlative most influenceable)

    1. Capable of being influenced.
      Synonyms: biddable, ductile
      • 2009, Rebecca Hawkins, Victor T. C. Middleton, Sustainable Tourism, page 70:
        If 25 per cent of the commercial holiday nights by UK domestic visitors are directly influenceable by national, regional and local tourist boards […]
      • 2021, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling, The 4 Disciplines of Execution, page 67:
        Once the WIG was established, they had to determine the lead measures that were both predictive of fewer accidents and influenceable by the team.

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