Etymology

consolable

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Today it means: Able or likely to be consoled. Full definition →

French consoler ← Latin consolari
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  1. Latin · derived fromconsolari
  2. French · derived fromconsoler
  3. English todayconsolable

From console + -able. Derived from French consoler, from Latin consolari, which is from con- + solari (“to soothe”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchconsoler all →

console

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