DictionaryRoot: -abilis
Latin
-abilis
able to be; fit for
Forms
- -abilis
- -able — English ending developed through French.
Origin
Latin verb-stem vowel -a- plus -bilis, a suffix expressing capacity or suitability.
Note
Once borrowed, English attached this ending freely to its own words.
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noun
immutability
ih-myoo-tuh-BIL-uh-tee/ɪˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti/
The quality of being unchangeable.
Etymology
The pieces describe the quality of being incapable of change. The negative applies to the capacity to change, so immutability means more than simply remaining unchanged on one occasion.
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