'advancable' originates from the verb 'advance', which comes from Old French 'avancer', derived from Latin 'abante', where 'ab-' meant 'from' and 'ante' meant 'before'.

'avancer' transformed into the Middle English word 'avauncen', and eventually became the modern English word 'advance'.

Initially, it meant 'to move forward', and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'capable of being advanced'.