cleanable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *klainī

Old English clǣne

Middle English clene

English clean

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 cleanable

From clean + -able.

Adjective

cleanable (comparative more cleanable, superlative most cleanable)

1. That can be cleaned

Antonyms

• uncleanable

Derived terms

• noncleanable

Anagrams

• lanceable