Etymology

explicable

ex·pli·ca·ble
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Today it means: Able to be explained. Full definition →

Middle French explicable ← Latin explicabilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromexplicabilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromexplicable
  3. English todayexplicable

From Middle French explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from explicō (“unfold, explain”).

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