Quenchable
/ˈkwɛntʃəbəl/noun
Capable of being quenched, extinguished, cooled, or satisfied.
Did you know?In Old English, the ancestor of “quench” could mean extinguishing a fire and, more starkly, putting out life itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kwankijaną
“To cause to go out or disappear; the reconstructed ancestor associated with quenching”
Old English
OE
cwencan
“To quench, extinguish, or put out; related to cwincan, “to go out””
Middle English
ME
quenchen
“To extinguish fire, cool something, or suppress”
13th Century
English
quench
“To put out flames or thirst, and figuratively to suppress desire or feeling”
14th–15th Century
Latin/English
-able
“The English suffix from Latin -abilis, meaning “capable of being” or “fit to be””
Modern English
English
quenchable
“Capable of being extinguished, cooled, satisfied, or suppressed”