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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABLE. Etymology of the word
ABLE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABLE, having
power; skilful. (F.,—L.) M.E. able, Chaucer, Prol.
584.—O.F. habile, able, of which Roquefort gives the forms abel,
able.—Lat. habilis, easy to handle, active.—Lat. habere,
to have, to hold. β. The spelling hable is also found, as, e.g. in
Sir Thomas More, Dialogue concerning Heresies, b. iii. c. 16; also habilitie, R.
Ascham, The Schoolmaster, ed. 1570, leaf 19 (ed. Arber, p. 63). Der. abl-y,
abil-i-ty (from Lat. acc. habilitatem, from habilitas).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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