Etymology

rationable

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Today it means: Suitable for being rationed. Full definition →

Middle English racionable ← Classical Latin ratiōnābilis
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rationable · adjective1

From ration + -able. Piecewise doublet of reasonable.

rationable · adjective2

  1. Classical Latin · derived fromratiōnābilis
  2. Middle English · inherited fromracionable
  3. English todayrationable

From Middle English racionable, a learned borrowing from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis. Doublet of reasonable.

Words from the same roots

Classical Latinratiōnābilis all →

reasonable

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