habile
The origin and history of habile.
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“to handle”). It is a doublet of able.
The origin and history of habile.
Came into English via Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“to handle”). It is a doublet of able.
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