Etymology of the English word rehabilitate
the English word
rehabilitatederived from the Medieval Latin word
rehabilitatioderived from the Medieval Latin word
rehabilitareusing the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
habilitare (enable; make suitable)
derived from the Latin word
habilitas (aptitude, handiness; ability; aptitude)
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of rehabilitate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
rehabilitant,
rehabilitated,
rehabilitatingCognates
Dutch
rehabiliteren, German
rehabilitieren, Norwegian
rehabilitere, Swedish
rehabiliteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
