'susceptible' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'susceptibilis,' where 'suscipere' meant 'to take up or sustain.'

'susceptibilis' transformed into the French word 'susceptible,' and eventually became the modern English word 'susceptible' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'capable of receiving or taking in,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'likely to be influenced or harmed.'