Etymology

intelligible

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Today it means: Capable of being understood; clear to the mind. Full definition →

Middle French intelligible ← Latin intelligibilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromintelligibilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromintelligible
  3. English todayintelligible

From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.

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