Etymology of the English word habile
the English word habile
derived from the Old French word habile
derived 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 French word habere