provable
/ˈpɹuːvəbəl/PROO-vuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈpɹuvəbəl/PROO-vuh-buhl
Meaningthat one can prove
Common meaning: able to be proved
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- provto test, approve; good, uprightLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1449 · scan
- ableable to be
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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 prove + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PROVE, p.473 · scan
Roots
- probō; probus Latin “to test, approve; good, upright”
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