Etymology of the English word unable
the English word
unablederived 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
un-Usage
Word found in Modern English
