Etymology

inappreciable

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Today it means: Insignificant, undetectable, not able to be noticed. Full definition →

English appreciable ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishappreciable
  8. English todayinappreciable

From in- + appreciable.

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