extinguishable

Questions

What does extinguishable mean?

Able to be extinguished.

Where does extinguishable come from?

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

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