reclaimable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English reclaim

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English reclaimable

From reclaim + -able.

Adjective

reclaimable

1. Capable of being reclaimed; reformed or tamed.

Derived terms

• irreclaimable
• reclaimableness
• reclaimably
• unreclaimable

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “reclaimable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “reclaimable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.