Etymology

documentable

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Today it means: Capable of being supported by documentary evidence. Full definition →

English document ← Middle French document ← Latin documentum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindocumentum
  8. Middle Frenchdocument
  9. Englishdocument
  10. English todaydocumentable

From document + -able.

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