Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

equatable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
equat-able
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being equated; comparable

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more equatable (comparative) most equatable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

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

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