Etymograph

English

operable

Operable comes from Latin operābilis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperābilis1
  2. Englishtodayoperable1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English operable

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperābilisWiktionary, English operable
  2. EnglishtodayoperableWiktionary, English operable

Every English word from Latin operābilis

Today it means

adj Able to be operated or used.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “operable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin operābilis / operable

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