tillable

tillable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English till
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 tillable

    From till + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɪləbəl

    Adjective

    tillable (comparative more tillable, superlative most tillable)

    1. (of land) able to be tilled or ploughed; arable

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