English
stigmatizable
From stigmatize + -able.
Formed from stigmatize + -able
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’
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Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω ‘to tattoo’
Ancient Greek στίγμα ‘stigma’
Ancient Greek στιγματίζω ‘to mark’
Medieval Latin stigmatizō
English stigmatize
Today it means
adj Capable of, or suitable for, being stigmatized
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stigmatizable”. 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.
Etymograph / stigmatizable