Ascribable

/əˈskraɪbəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be attributed or credited to a particular source, cause, or person.

Etymology

From Latin 'ascribere' (to assign to, write to), combining 'ad-' (to) and 'scribere' (to write). The suffix '-able' means 'capable of being.' The word originally meant something that could be written down or recorded, then evolved to mean attributable.

Kelly Says

The root 'scribere' (to write) lives in dozens of English words—describe, subscribe, inscribe—all connected to the basic human act of writing things down to assign meaning and ownership!

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