## Etymology
From condemn + -able. Condemn derives from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare ('to sentence, blame'), from com- (intensive) + damnare ('to harm, condemn'), from damnum ('damage, loss').

## AI Etymology
Condemnable comes from condemn + -able. Condemn derives from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare ('to sentence, blame'), from com- (intensive) + damnare ('to harm, condemn'), from damnum ('damage, loss'). The historical trail runs through condemnare in Latin and damnum in Latin. Morphologically, condemnable is transparent: it draws on condemn + -able. Used as an adjective, condemnable now means "deserving of strong disapproval or censure", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as condemnably and related forms such as condemn, condemnation, and condemnatory. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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