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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pas·si·ble
\\ˈpa-sə-bəl\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French passible, from Late Latin passibilis, from Latin passus, past participle of pati to suffer — more at patient DATE 14th century : capable of feeling or suffering Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pas·si·ble
\ˈpasəbəl\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin passibilis, from Latin passus (past participle of pati to suffer) + -ibilis -ible — more at patient : capable of feeling or suffering : impressionable < the more nervous, emotional, excitable, and passible sex — Rose Macaulay >
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