[1615–25; compact1 + -ible]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foliation, garrote, palette, swamp, synchronize-ible is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to”.Other words that use the affix -ible include: deductible, plausible, submersible, susceptible, tangible