Etymology

ignorable

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Today it means: Able to be ignored. Full definition →

English ignore ← French ignorer ← Latin īgnōrō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Latinīgnōrō
  3. Frenchignorer
  4. Englishignore
  5. English todayignorable

From ignore + -able.

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