Where does “-ável” come from?

-ável (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -avel, from Latin -abilis, from Latin -i- — "connective".

-ável (Portuguese): -able

Definitions

  1. -able

Ancestry of “-ável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-avel—
2Latin-abilis-able; able or worthy to be
3Latin-i-"connective"

Words derived from “-ável”

Every word from Latin -i- →Every word from Latin -abilis →Every word from Old Portuguese -avel →