Etymology

admirable

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Today it means: Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable. Full definition →

Middle English admyrable ← Middle French admirable ← Latin admirābilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromadmirābilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromadmirable
  3. Middle English · inherited fromadmyrable
  4. English todayadmirable

From Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire + -able.

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