Etymology

inhabitable

in·hab·it·a·ble
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Today it means: Fit to live in; habitable. Full definition →

Middle English inhabitable ← Middle French inhabitable ← Latin inhabitābilis
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inhabitable · adjective1

From inhabit + -able.

inhabitable · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived frominhabitābilis“uninhabitable”
  2. Middle French · derived frominhabitable
  3. Middle English · inherited frominhabitable
  4. English todayinhabitable

From Middle English inhabitable, inhabytabill, from Middle French inhabitable and its etymon Latin inhabitābilis (“uninhabitable”). By surface analysis, in- + habitable.

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