Where does “usable” come from?

Usable comes from Old French usable, derived from Old French user, from Latin utor meaning to use, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃eyt-.

usable (English): Capable of being used; Easy to use; exhibiting...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being used; Easy to use; exhibiting...

Ancestry of “usable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchusable—
2Old Frenchuserto use; to employ; to make use of
3Latinusarepresent active infinitive of *ūsō
4Latinutīhow

Words derived from “usable”

Every word from Latin utī →