commendable
English
/kəˈmɛndəbəl/
adj
Definitions
- Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English commendable derived from Middle French commendable derived from Latin commendabilis.
Origin
Latin
commendabilis
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- commendableness English
- commendably English
- discommendable English
- discommendably English
- uncommendable English
- uncommendably English
- commendabilis Latin
- commendo Latin
- commendable Middle English
- commendably Middle English
- commenden Middle English
- commendable Middle French