feasible

the word 'feasible' entered english in the 15th century from middle french 'faisable', which itself derived from the stem 'fais-' of the verb 'faire' (to do, make), a descendant of latin 'facere'. the latin root 'facere' is prolific, giving rise to numerous english words related to making or doing, such as 'factory', 'manufacture', and 'benefactor'. the suffix '-ible', a variant of '-able', attaches to verb stems to form adjectives meaning 'able to be'. thus, the literal construction 'able to be done' perfectly captures the modern meaning of something that is possible and practical to accomplish.

Structure: feas (to do) + ible (capable of) feas originates from the latin verb 'facere' (to do, make) via old french 'fais-'. ible is a suffix from latin '-ibilis', meaning 'capable of, able to be'.