Disablement
/dɪsˈeɪbəlmənt/noun
The state or condition of being disabled.
Did you know?Disablement is built from the same Latin force as words like able and capable, but with a disabling prefix that marks removal or reversal rather than a mystical origin.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
des-
“A prefix meaning 'apart, away, or reversal of action'.”
Latin
Latin
habilis
“Easily handled; fit, able, manageable.”
Latin
Latin
habilitare
“To make able or fit.”
Middle English
English
disable
“To make unable or unfit; to deprive of power or capacity.”
Modern English
English
disablement
“The condition or process of being disabled.”