English
investigable
Investigable comes from Latin investigabilis ‘unsearchable’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvestigabilis‘unsearchable’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869investigable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvestigabilis‘unsearchable’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869investigable
Earliest quotation: 1869, Dr. Mann, Statistical Notes Regarding the Colony of Natal: “Indeed it is only possible to learn any thing…”
Every English word from Latin investigabilis
Today it means
adj Capable of being investigated or studied.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin investigabilis / investigable