Etymograph

English

donable

Donable comes from Latin donabilis, and goes back to donō ‘to donate’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdonō1as donare‘to donate’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdonabilis1
  3. Englishtodaydonable1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English donable

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdonōWiktionary, English donableas donare‘to donate’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdonabilisWiktionary, English donable
  3. EnglishtodaydonableWiktionary, English donable

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’

data, date, add, die, addition, rent, delicious, tradition, surrender, dose, vent, render, treason, vendor, donor, additive, dow, rendezvous, rendition, antidote, anecdote, addendum, dowry, dowager, dative, perdition, endow, dower, dacha, dati, sconce, 38 more

through Latin donō ‘to donate’

donation, donate, condone, 4 more

Today it means

adj Capable of being donated or given.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “donable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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