'catalogable' originates from the word 'catalog,' which comes from the Greek word 'katalogos,' where 'kata-' meant 'down' and 'logos' meant 'word' or 'reason.'

'katalogos' transformed into the Latin word 'catalogus,' and eventually became the modern English word 'catalog' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a list or register,' and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a systematic list of items.'