Etymology of the English word disable
the English word
disablederived from the English word
ablederived from the Old French word
hablederived from the Classical Latin word
habilis (able; easy to hold, manageable, apt; handy, manageable; apt)
derived from the Latin word
habere (to have, hold; have, hold, consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghabh-using the Latin suffix
-ilis (-ile)
derived from the English word
dis-using the Latin prefix
dis-Derivations in English
disabled,
disablingUsage
Word found in Modern English
