Etymology

devitable

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Today it means: avoidable. Full definition →

Latin devitare
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  1. Latin · derived fromdevitare“to avoid”
  2. English todaydevitable

From Latin devitare (“to avoid”), from de + vitare (“to shun, avoid”).

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