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Plausible

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means seeming reasonable, likely, or believable
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Stage 1 of 3
plaudere
Latin · ancient
"to clap, to applaud"
to clap, to applaud
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Stage 2 of 3
plausibilis
Latin · ancient
"deserving applause, praiseworthy"
deserving applause, praiseworthy, from plaudere
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Stage 3 of 3
plausible
English · 1500s
"seeming reasonable or believable"
settled as the English word for something that seems reasonable or believable
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