discoverable
/dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.16 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Able to be discovered.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Latin discooperīreder. Late Latin discoperīre Old French descovrirbor. Middle English discoveren English discover Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English discoverable From discover + -able.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/
Inflected Forms
more discoverable (comparative)
most discoverable (superlative)