Etymology

penetrable

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Today it means: Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Full definition →

Middle English penetrable ← Old French penetrable ← Medieval Latin penetrābilis
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived frompenetrābilis
  2. Old French · derived frompenetrable
  3. Middle English · inherited frompenetrable
  4. English todaypenetrable

From Middle English penetrable, penytrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.

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