English
rationalizable
From rationalize + -able.
Formed from rationalize + -able
Latin reor ‘to compute’
Latin ratiō ‘reason, reasoning, explanation, ground,…’
Latin ratiōnālis ‘rational, reasonable, of or possessing reason’
French rationnel ‘rational’
French rationaliser ‘to rationalize’
English rationalize
Today it means
adj Able to be rationalized.
Sources
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