**RT @yvanspijk:**

Something that's moveable is able to be moved.

Does that mean the suffix '-able' is identical to the word 'able'?

No: their meaning and form have become similar, but '-able' and 'able' don't have the same etymology.

My infographic shows their history:

https://nitter.moomoo.me/yvanspijk/status/1630693029894922243#m

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