"deterrable" meaning in English

See deterrable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more deterrable [comparative], most deterrable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English deterrable From deter + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|deter<id:scare away>|-able<id:able to>|id=able to be deterred|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English deterrable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "deter", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dēterreō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deter", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "able to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "able to", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deterrable", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="able to be deterred" data-lang="en" data-title="deterrable" id="English:_able_to_be_deterred">, {{suffix|en|deter|able}} deter + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} deterrable (comparative more deterrable, superlative most deterrable)
  1. Capable of being deterred. Derived forms: undeterrable
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