Etymograph

English

propitiable

Propitiable comes from Latin propitiabilis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpropitiabilis1
  2. Englishtodaypropitiable1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English propitiable

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpropitiabilisWiktionary, English propitiable
  2. EnglishtodaypropitiableWiktionary, English propitiable

Every English word from Latin propitiabilis

Today it means

adj Capable of being propitiated.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “propitiable”. 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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