Etymology

storable

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Today it means: Able to be stored (without degradation). Full definition →

English store ← Middle English store ← Anglo-Norman stor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂u-ro-
  7. Proto-Italic*stauros
  8. Latin*staurō
  9. Latinīnstaurō
  10. Latinīnstaurāre
  11. Anglo-Normanstor
  12. Middle Englishstore
  13. Englishstore
  14. English todaystorable

From store + -able.

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