Etymology

intestable

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Today it means: Not legally permitted to make a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent. Full definition →

English testable ← 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. Englishtestable
  8. English todayintestable

From in- + testable.

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