English
demonstrable
Demonstrable comes from Middle English demonstrable.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500demonstrable
- Englishearliest quotation 1949same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500demonstrable
- Englishearliest quotation 1949same form
Earliest quotation: 1949, The Termination Report of the National W: “We deal here with imponderables rather than demonstrables.”
Every English word from Middle English demonstrable
Today it means
adj Able to be demonstrated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English demonstrable / demonstrable