Easy to understand or connect with because it reminds you of your own experiences or feelings.
From relate (from Latin relatus, past participle of referre 'to carry back') plus the suffix -able (capable of). Modern usage became popular in informal speech in the late 20th century.
Before social media, 'relatable' wasn't really used—it became hugely popular when people started sharing stories online and commenting that they could 'relate' to them, turning an old word into a defining feature of internet culture.
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