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-ability
a combination of
-able
and
-ity
,
found on nouns corresponding to adjectives in
-able:
capability.
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-abilite
≪ L
-ābilitās
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-ability or -ibility
suff. Ability, inclination, or suitability for a specified action or condition:
teachability.
[Middle English
-abilitie
, from Old French
-abilite
, from Latin
-ābilitās
, from
-ābilis
,
-able
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
-ability
suffix expressing ability or capacity, from L.
-abilitas,
forming nouns from adjs. ending in
-abilis
(see
-able
). Not etymologically related to
ability
, though popularly connected with it.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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