Etymology

danceable

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Today it means: Suitable for dancing. Full definition →

English dance ← Middle English dauncen ← Anglo-Norman dauncer
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  1. Vulgar Latin*dantiāre
  2. Anglo-Normandauncer
  3. Middle Englishdauncen
  4. Englishdance
  5. English todaydanceable

From dance + -able.

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