Etymology

peccable

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Today it means: Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law. Full definition →

Medieval Latin peccābilis ← Latin peccō
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  1. Latin · derived frompeccō“to sin”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived frompeccābilis
  3. English todaypeccable

From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccō (“to sin”).

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