maintainable

maintainable

English

Etymology

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English maintain
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 maintainable

    From maintain + -able.

    Adjective

    maintainable (comparative more maintainable, superlative most maintainable)

    1. (chiefly in combination) Able to be maintained

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