pocketable

pocketable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *puhô
Frankish *pokōbor.
Anglo-Norman poche
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Latin -ittus
Anglo-Norman -ete
Anglo-Norman poketbor.
Middle English pocket
English pocket
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English pocketable

    From pocket + -able.

    Adjective

    pocketable (comparative more pocketable, superlative most pocketable)

    1. Able to be put in one's pocket.
      Synonym: pocket-sized
      • 2007 October 11, John Biggs, “With a Keyboard and a Pop-Up Screen, Is This a Computer or a Cellphone?”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        While some people will probably always carry around a laptop, devices like the Tilt are breaking down the wall between luggable and pocketable.

    Usage notes

    Particularly used of computers and cameras.

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