Where does “pliable” come from?

pliable (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.

pliable (French): pliable

Definitions

pliable

Ancestry of “pliable”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	-able	able
2	Middle French	-able	able
3	Old French	-able	worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
4	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

Words derived from “pliable”

pliabil

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