'enlivenable' originates from English, specifically built from the verb 'enliven' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis' via Old French), where the prefix 'en-' meant 'in' or 'make' and 'liven' comes from 'live' meaning 'to give life or vigor'.

'enliven' comes from Middle English 'enlivenen' (from en- + live), and the productive suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis' through Old French) was later attached to form 'enlivenable'.

Initially, 'enliven' meant 'to make alive or give life'; attached to '-able', it originally meant 'able to be enlivened' and has retained that core sense, with occasional use to mean 'able to enliven' (causative potential).