Sizable
/ˈsaɪ.zə.bəl/noun
Fairly large; of considerable size.
Did you know?“Sizable” is a later English formation from *size* plus the adjective suffix *-able*, and *size* itself once carried the sense of an imposed standard or regulated amount, not just “how big something is.”
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
size
“A standard amount, quantity, or regulated dimension; later, physical bulk.”
14th Century
English
sizable
“Capable of being sized; later, having a considerable size.”
Middle English
Anglo-French
assise
“A fixed measure, ordinance, or regulation; also a sitting or session.”
Late Latin
Latin
assidere
“To sit beside; to attend, settle, or assess.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sed-
“To sit.”