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superable (adj.)
"surmountable," 1620s, from Latin
superabilis
"that may be overcome," from
superare
"to overcome," from
super
"over" (see
super-
) +
-abilis
(see
-able
). The negative formation
insuperable
is older and more common and this may be a back-formation.