Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attemptable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-tempt-able
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin temptō Latin attemptōder. Old French atempterbor. Middle English attempten English attempt Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English attemptable From attempt + -able.

Inflected Forms

more attemptable (comparative) most attemptable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does attemptable mean?
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
Where does attemptable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin temptō Latin attemptōder. Old French atempterbor. Middle English attempten English attempt Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English attemptable From attempt + -able.

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