[1650–60; ‹ L alibilis, equiv. to al(ere) to feed + -ibilis-ible]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burlesque, cardholder, gas, pony, romantic-ible is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to”.Other words that use the affix -ible include: deductible, divisible, possible, sensible, tangible