Etymology

amenable

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Anglo-Norman amenable ← Late Latin mināre
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  1. Late Latin · derived frommināre“to drive”
  2. Anglo-Norman · borrowed fromamenable
  3. English todayamenable

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman amenable, amesnable, from amener (“to bring or lead, fetch in or to”) + -able (“-able”); amener is in turn from a- + mener (“to lead, conduct”), from Late Latin mināre (“to drive”), Latin deponent minārī (“to threaten, menace”).

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