Etymology

ponderability

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Today it means: The fact of having a detectable weight or mass. Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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The story

From ponderable + -ity. Compare French pondérabilité.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. The fact of having a detectable weight or mass.
  • from 20th c. Amenability to consideration or thought.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.