Etymology

damnable

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Today it means: Capable of being damned. Full definition →

Middle English dampnable ← Old French dampnable ← Latin damnābilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromdamnābilis
  2. Old French · derived fromdampnable
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdampnable
  4. English todaydamnable

From Middle English dampnable, from Old French dampnable, from Latin damnābilis. By surface analysis, damn + -able.

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