Etymology
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separable (adj.)

late 14c., "detached, separated, distinct" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French separable and directly from Latin separabilis, from separare "to pull apart" (see separate (v.)). The meaning "capable of being disjointed or disunited" is from 1530s. Related: Separableness; separably; separability.

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separate (v.)

early 15c., separaten, transitive, "remove, detach completely; divide (something), sever the connection or association of," from Latin separatus, past participle of separare "to pull apart," from se- "apart" (see secret (n.)) + parare "make ready, prepare" (from PIE root *pere- (1) "to produce, procure"). Sever (q.v.) is a doublet, via French. Intransitive sense of "to part, be or become disunited or disconnected" is by 1630s of things, 1680s of persons. Related: Separated; separating.

unseparable (adj.)

late 14c. from un- (1) "not" + separable (adj.). The usual word now is inseparable.

updated on May 09, 2022

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