Etymology

susceptible

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Today it means: Likely to be affected by something. Full definition →

Late Latin susceptibilis ← Latin susceptus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsusceptus
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromsusceptibilis
  3. English todaysusceptible

Borrowed from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

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