'performability' originates from the English word 'perform,' combined with the suffix '-ability,' where 'perform' meant 'to carry out an action or task' and '-ability' indicated 'the quality of being able to do something.'

'perform' changed from the Old French word 'parfournir,' which meant 'to accomplish or complete,' and eventually became the modern English word 'perform.'

Initially, it meant 'the ability to carry out an action,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.