Etymology

advisable

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Today it means: Worthy of being recommended; desirable. Full definition →

English advise ← Late Latin advisō ← Latin visō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinad
  4. Old Frencha
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  7. Proto-Italic*wissos
  8. Latinvīsus
  9. Old Frenchvis
  10. Old Frenchavis
  11. Old Frenchaviser
  12. Middle Englishavisen
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*wéydseti
  18. Proto-Italic*weidsō
  19. Latinvisō
  20. Late Latinadvisō
  21. Englishadvise
  22. English todayadvisable

From advise + -able.

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