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Where does “configurable” come from?

Configurable comes from Middle English -able combined with Latin configurare (meaning to shape together), itself from Latin con- (together) and figurare (to form).

configurable (English): Capable of being configured; customisable;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being configured; customisable;...

Ancestry of “configurable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
2Middle English-able-able
3Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
4Latin-ābilis—

Words derived from “configurable”

  • nonconfigurable
  • unconfigurable
Every word from Latin -ābilis →