Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
TRACEABLE
traceable
(adjective) (usually followed by ‘to’) able to be traced to; “a failure traceable to lack of energy”
traceable, trackable
(adjective) capable of being traced or tracked; “a traceable riverbed”; “the traceable course of an ancient wall”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
traceable (comparative more traceable, superlative most traceable)
Capable of being traced; possible to track down.
Antonyms
• untraceable
• non-traceable
Anagrams
• creatable, reactable
Source: Wiktionary
Trace"a*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being traced.
– Trace"a*ble*ness, n.
– Trace"a/bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee Trivia
