Where does “-abile” come from?
-abile (Italian) comes 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.
-abile (Italian): -able, -ible
Definitions
- -able, -ible
Ancestry of “-abile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |