Etymology

appealable

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Today it means: That may be appealed, or sent to a higher court for judgement. Full definition →

English appeal ← Middle English apelen /appelen ← Old French apel
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  7. Proto-Italic*pelnō
  8. Latinpellō
  9. Latinappellāre
  10. Old Frenchapelerdeverb.
  11. Old Frenchapel
  12. Middle Englishapelen /appelen
  13. Englishappeal
  14. English todayappealable

From appeal + -able.

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