Capable of being established or set up; able to be made stable or permanent.
From Old French 'establir' and Latin 'stabilire,' from 'stabilis' meaning 'standing firm.' The suffix '-able' indicates capability or capacity.
This word is rarely used in modern English, but it shows how the root 'stable' has given us a whole family of words—from 'stabled' horses to 'establishments'—all rooted in the idea of something standing firm!
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