Etymology

fashionable

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Today it means: Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue. Full definition →

English fashion ← Middle English facioun ← Old French façon
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  5. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  6. Latinfaciō
  7. Latinfactiōnem
  8. Old Frenchfaçon
  9. Middle Englishfacioun
  10. Englishfashion
  11. English todayfashionable

From fashion + -able.

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