'describable' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'describere,' where 'de-' meant 'down' and 'scribere' meant 'to write.'

'describere' transformed into the Old French word 'descrire,' and eventually became the modern English word 'describe,' from which 'describable' is derived.

Initially, it meant 'to write down or record,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'capable of being described or explained.'