Morpheme
Able
Type
free base
Denotation
suitable, apt, having power or means, capable, can, permitted to, not prohibited from, qualified to
Etymology
Latin habilis, from habēre + -bilis
Evidence
able, ableism, ableist, abler, ablest, disable, disabled, disables, disabling, enable, enabled, enabler, enables, enabling, unable
Notes
not etymoloically related to
retaining the <e> in ableism and ableist retains the syllabic <le> and avoids ambiguity (ablest~ableist)
