Word origin
[1565–75; ‹ LL
receptibilis that may be acquired again, equiv. to L
recept(
us) (ptp. of
recipere to
receive) +
-ibilis -ible]This word is first recorded in the period 1565–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: broadside, idiom, model, underground, volley-ible is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to”.Other words that use the affix -ible include: deductible, responsible, sensible, submersible, susceptible