appointable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English appoint

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English appointable

From appoint + -able.

Adjective

appointable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being appointed.

   The members of the senate are appointable while those of the house must be elected.

Derived terms

• unappointable

Translations

capable of being appointed

• Portuguese: apontável