"-able" meaning in Middle French

See -able in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ables [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able Inherited from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis. Etymology templates: {{etymon|frm|:inh|fro:-able<id:est>|id=est|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|frm|fro|-able|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -able, {{inh+|frm|fro|-able}} Inherited from Old French -able, {{inh|frm|la|-ābilis}} Latin -ābilis Head templates: {{head|frm|suffix|plural|-ables}} -able (plural -ables)
  1. -able Tags: morpheme
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