Wheelable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Designed to facilitate movement through the use of wheels
2. Suitable for transportation and easy handling through wheeled support
3. Capable of being transported or rolled by means of wheels

Etymology: "Wheelable" is a plain formation: the noun "wheel" with the suffix "-able," meaning "able to be" or "capable of," so the word means able to roll or be moved on wheels. The suffix has a longer pedigree than the word it is attached to. It descends from Latin "-abilis," which passed through Old French "-able" and entered Middle English, where it became a productive way to form adjectives from verbs and nouns. "Wheel" itself is much older in English. It traces back through Old English "hwēol" to a Proto-Germanic root, and the English word has long been used for the round rotating object, a sense that has driven much of its later figurative use.

Synonyms: portable, movable, transportable

Antonyms: fixed, stationary