Etymology

serviceable

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Today it means: Easy to service. Full definition →

Middle English servisable ← Old French servisable
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  1. Old French · derived fromservisable
  2. Middle English · inherited fromservisable
  3. English todayserviceable

From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able.

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