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Etymology Dictionary
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Origin of the word CAPABLE.
Etymology of the word
CAPABLE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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CAPABLE, having
ability. (F.,—L.) In Shak. Troil. iii. 3.
310.—F. capable, 'capable, sufficient;' Cot.—Low
Lat. capabilis, lit. comprehensible, a word used in the Arian
controversy. β. The meaning afterwards shifted to 'able
to hold,' one of the senses assigned by Cotgrave to F. capable. This would be due to the influence of Lat.
capax, capacious, the word to which capabilis was probably indebted
for its second a and its irregular formation from capere.—Lat.
capere, to hold, contain; cognate with E. have; see Have.—✔KAP,
to hold; Fick, i. 518. Der. capabil-ity.
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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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