Etymology

assignable

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Today it means: Capable of being assigned (all senses). Full definition →

English assign ← Middle English assignen ← Old French assigner
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The story

  1. Latinassignō
  2. Old Frenchassigner
  3. Middle Englishassignen
  4. Englishassign
  5. English todayassignable

From assign + -able.

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