Etymology

unspoilable

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Today it means: Not spoilable. Full definition →

English spoilable ← Middle English spoilen ← Old French espoillier
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Latinspolium
  9. Latinspoliāre
  10. Old Frenchespoillier
  11. Middle Englishspoilen
  12. Englishspoil
  13. Englishspoilable
  14. English todayunspoilable

From un- + spoilable.

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