Etymograph

English

suitability

From suit + -ability.

A compound of suit + -ability

Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’

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Latin sequor ‘to follow’

Vulgar Latin *sequita

Anglo-Norman suite

Middle English sute ‘clothes, matching clothing’

English suit

Today it means

noun The quality of being suitable.

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

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