Where does “adaptable” come from?

adaptable (French) comes from French -able, from Middle French -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.

adaptable (French): adaptable capable of adapting or being adapted

Definitions

  1. adaptable capable of adapting or being adapted

Ancestry of “adaptable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ableable
2Middle French-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 “adaptable”

Every word from Latin -ābilis →Every word from French -able →Every word from Old French -able →
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