Etymology

acceptable

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Today it means: Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; welcome; gratifying; pleasing to a receiver. Full definition →

Middle English acceptable ← Middle French acceptable ← Late Latin acceptābilis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromacceptābilis“worthy of acceptance”
  2. Middle French · derived fromacceptable
  3. Middle English · inherited fromacceptable
  4. English todayacceptable

From Middle English acceptable, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French acceptable, from Late Latin acceptābilis (“worthy of acceptance”). Morphologically accept + -able.

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