Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infectable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-fectable
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to infect or to become infected

Etymology

Etymology tree English infect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English infectable From infect + -able.

Inflected Forms

more infectable (comparative) most infectable (superlative)

Derived Forms

uninfectable

Synonyms

infectible

Questions

What does infectable mean?
Able to infect or to become infected
Where does infectable come from?
Etymology tree English infect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English infectable From infect + -able.

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