fathomable
able to be fathomed
Adjective
- able to be fathomed
- The mystery was finally fathomable after years of research.
- His motives were barely fathomable to his friends.
- The meaning of the poem is easily fathomable with context.
Origin
Etymology tree English fathom Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fathomable From fathom + -able.