Etymograph

English

retirable

From retire + -able.

Formed from retire + -able

Vulgar Latin *tīrāre ‘to pull, draw’

Old French tirer ‘draw, pull’

Old French retirer

Middle French retirer ‘draw back’

English retire

Today it means

adj Able or due to be retired.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / retirable