Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
actable
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be acted, as by an actor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English actable From act + -able.

Inflected Forms

more actable (comparative) most actable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does actable mean?
Able to be acted, as by an actor.
Where does actable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English actable From act + -able.

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