approachable
/əˈpɹəʊtʃəbəl/uh-PROH-chuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/əˈpɹoʊtʃəbəl/uh-PROH-chuh-buhl
Meaningthat one can approach
Common meaning: friendly and easy to talk to
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- apto, towardsSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 30 · scan
- proachnear; one's ownLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1472 · scan
- ableable to be
‘to, towards’ + ‘near’ → approachable
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from approach + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), APPROACH, p.30 · scan
Roots
- appropiare Latin “to draw near to”
- prope; proprius Latin “near; one's own”
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