adjective/maleˈable/
malleable; plastic (capable of adapting to varying conditions)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-? Latin malleus Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old Spanish -abile Spanish -able Spanish maleable From Latin malleus + Spanish -able.