Etymology

permeable

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Today it means: Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids. Full definition →

Middle English permeable ← Latin permeābilis
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  1. Latin · derived frompermeābilis
  2. Middle English · inherited frompermeable
  3. English todaypermeable

From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis.

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