Etymology

savable

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Today it means: Capable of being saved. Full definition →

Middle English savable ← Middle French sauvable ← Old French salvable
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The story

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromsalvābilis
  2. Old French · derived fromsalvable
  3. Middle French · derived fromsauvable
  4. Middle English · inherited fromsavable
  5. English todaysavable

From Middle English savable, from Middle French sauvable, from Old French salvable, sauvable, from Medieval Latin salvābilis; equivalent to save + -able.

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