"deterrable" meaning in English

See deterrable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more deterrable [comparative], most deterrable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin dēterreōbor. English deter 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 Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English deterrable, {{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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