amenable
UK[əˈmiːnəbl̩]US[əˈmiːnəbl̩]
adj
Willing to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for.
adj
Able to be controlled or influenced; responsive.
Morpheme Breakdown
a
men
able
a
to
men
lead
able
capable of
Etymology
The word "amenable" entered English in the late 16th century from Anglo-French and Old French 'amenable', meaning "answerable to the law". Its ultimate source is the Latin verb 'mināre', meaning "to drive (animals)", which evolved in Vulgar Latin to signify "to lead". The French form combined this with the prefix 'a-' (from Latin 'ad-', "to") and the suffix '-able'. The literal sense of "leadable" or "able to be led" transitioned from a legal context of being answerable to authority to the modern, more general meanings of being open to influence, suggestion, or control. This evolution reflects a shift from external compulsion to a disposition of willingness.
Analysis
Structure: a (to) + men (lead) + able (capable of)
a-: A prefix from Latin 'ad-' meaning "to, toward".
men: A root from Latin 'mināre', a variant of 'minārī' meaning "to threaten, to drive (animals)", and ultimately from a base meaning "to lead, to project".
-able: A suffix from Latin '-ābilis', forming adjectives meaning "capable of, fit for, tending to".
Examples
He was amenable to the proposed changes in the schedule.
The committee proved amenable to our reasonable requests.
This material is not amenable to standard chemical analysis.