Etymology

revocable

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Today it means: Having the ability of being revoked; capable of being revoked. Full definition →

Middle French révocable ← Old French revocable ← Latin revocabilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromrevocabilis
  2. Old French · derived fromrevocable
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromrévocable
  4. English todayrevocable

Borrowed from Middle French révocable, from Old French revocable, from Latin revocabilis; equivalent to revoke + -able.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.