- livable (adj.)
[livable 词源字典]
- also liveable, 1610s, "likely to survive," from live (v.) + -able. Meaning "conducive to living" is from 1660s; sense of "suitable for living in" is from 1814 ("Mansfield Park"). Meaning "endurable" is from 1841.[livable etymology, livable origin, 英语词源]