Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devolvable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-volv-able
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being devolved.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English devolvable From devolve + -able.

Questions

What does devolvable mean?
Capable of being devolved.
Where does devolvable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English devolvable From devolve + -able.

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