accessible

The word 'accessible' is built upon the Latin verb accedere, meaning 'to approach, to come near', which itself is composed of ad- ('to') and cedere ('to go, to yield'). The past participle stem of this verb, access-, formed the noun accessus ('an approach, an entrance'). In English, the noun 'access' was adopted, and the productive Latin adjectival suffix -ibilis (meaning 'able to be') was appended to create 'accessible'. This construction logically evolved from the literal sense of 'able to be approached or entered' to encompass broader modern meanings of being easy to reach, obtain, use, or comprehend.

Structure: access + ible 'access' (from Latin accessus, meaning 'approach, entrance'), 'ible' (from Latin -ibilis, a suffix forming adjectives meaning 'capable of, fit for').