affirmable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English affirm

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 affirmable

From affirm + -able.

Adjective

affirmable (comparative more affirmable, superlative most affirmable)

1. Able to be affirmed.

Derived terms

• affirmably
• unaffirmable

Translations

able to be affirmed

• Portuguese: afirmável