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peaceable

/ˈpisəbəl/PEE-suh-buhl
/ˈpisəbəl/PEE-suh-buhl

Meaningable to keep peace

Common meaning: peaceful

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pak-‘bind, fasten, fix, hold fast’source
  2. Latinpacem‘peace’source
  3. Old Frenchpaissource
  4. Englishpeace‘calm’
  5. Englishformed in English from peacepeaceable‘peaceful’ · today

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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from peace + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PEACE, p.428 · scan

Source words

  • pacem Latin · source word “a pact, peace”

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