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English word ability comes from Latin habilis, and later Latin habilitas (Ability, aptitude.)
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habilis (Latin)
Apt, skillful. Manageable. Nimble, swift. Suitable, fit, proper.
habilitas (Latin)
Ability, aptitude.
ablete (Old French)
habilite (Middle French)
abilite (Middle English)
ability (English)
(archaic) Financial ability. [First attested in the early 16th century.]. (countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]. (now, limited to, _, Scottish, _, dialects) Physical power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]. (obsolete) Suitableness. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]. [...]