Morpheme
Able
Type
free base
Denotation
having power or means, capable, can, permitted to, not prohibited from, qualified to
Etymology
Old French (h)able; Latin habilem, habilis, verbal adjective from habere
Evidence
able, ableism, ableist, disable, enable, enabled, enabler, enables, enabling, unable
Notes
retaining the <e> in ableism and ableist retains the syllabic <le> and avoids ambiguity
