Where does “surfable” come from?

surfable (English) comes from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.

surfable (English): Able to be surfed

Definitions

  1. Able to be surfed

Ancestry of “surfable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
2Middle English-ableable
3Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
4Latin-ābilissuffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able

Words derived from “surfable

Every word from Latin -ābilisEvery word from English -ableEvery word from Middle English -able