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abilis

Abilis is a Latin adjective stem used to form words meaning "able to be" or "capable of." The common derivational suffix -abilis attaches to verb stems to yield adjectives such as amabilis "lovable" and durabilis "durable." These forms express potential or capacity and have given rise to a number of Romance-language cognates; for example, amabilis leads to amiable in English, and durabilis to durable.

Latin morphology: The suffixes -abilis and -ibilis are productive in Latin, attaching to stems in various ways.

Homo habilis: The genus Homo habilis, meaning "handy man" or "skillful man," is a species of early

Modern usage and notes: In English, abilis as a standalone word is not used; the sequence appears

They
create
adjectives
that
describe
something
as
able
to
undergo
a
state
or
action
(amabilis,
credibilis,
visibilis,
legibilis,
etc.).
The
result
is
a
web
of
cognates
across
Romance
languages
and
English,
often
via
French
or
through
direct
Latin
borrowings.
Homo
that
lived
approximately
2.4
to
1.4
million
years
ago
in
Africa.
Described
in
1964
by
Louis
Leakey
and
colleagues,
it
is
notable
for
a
larger
brain
and
evidence
of
tool
use
(Oldowan
tools),
representing
an
early
stage
in
the
evolution
of
the
genus
Homo.
mainly
in
Latin
phrases,
scholarly
contexts,
and
as
part
of
the
species
name
in
Homo
habilis.
The
term
is
of
interest
primarily
to
linguists,
classicists,
and
anthropologists
tracing
etymology
and
human
evolution.