explicable

the word explicable is built from the latin verb explicare, which literally meant "to unfold" or "to spread out". this verb itself is a compound of the prefix ex- ("out") and plicare ("to fold"). the core logic is that to explain something is to "unfold" or "lay out" its complexities, making them clear and visible. the suffix -able was later added, via french, to form the adjective meaning "capable of being unfolded or laid out," which evolved into the modern abstract sense of "capable of being explained."

Structure: ex (out) + plic (fold) + able (capable of) - ex: a latin prefix meaning "out, out of, from". - plic: from latin plicare, meaning "to fold". - able: a suffix of latin origin via french, meaning "capable of, fit for".