Etymology

feasible

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Today it means: Able to be done in practice. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman fesable ← Latin facere ← Old French fesable, faisable
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromfesable, faisable“doable”
  2. Latin · derived fromfacere
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromfesable
  4. English todayfeasible

From Anglo-Norman fesable, from Latin facere, Old French fesable, faisable (“doable”), from fere, faire (“to do”) + -able.

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanfesable all →

feasibility

Latinfacere all →

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