exhaustible

Questions

How do you pronounce exhaustible?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/.

What does exhaustible mean?

Capable of being exhausted.

Where does exhaustible come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English exhaustible From exhaust + -ible.

How to pronounce exhaustible

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