microwaveable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English micro-

English wave

English microwave

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English microwaveable

From microwave + -able.

Adjective

microwaveable (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of microwavable.

References

• “microwaveable”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.