Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bequeathable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-queath-able
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being bequeathed.

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

Questions

What does bequeathable mean?
Capable of being bequeathed.
Where does bequeathable come from?
Etymology tree English bequeath Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bequeathable From bequeath + -able.

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