Where does “r'nouv'labl'ye” come from?

r'nouv'labl'ye (Norman) comes from Norman -abl'ye, 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.

r'nouv'labl'ye (Norman): renewable

Definitions

  1. renewable

Ancestry of “r'nouv'labl'ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norman-abl'ye-able
2Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
3Latin-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
Every word from Latin -ābilis →Every word from Old French -able →Every word from Norman -abl'ye →