Where does “onaantastbaar” come from?
onaantastbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aantastbaar, from Dutch aantasten, from Dutch tasten, from Middle Dutch tasten, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think.
Ancestry of “onaantastbaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aantastbaar | touchable, affectable |
| 2 | Dutch | aantasten | to affect badly, to damage by contact, to attack chemically |
| 3 | Dutch | tasten | to feel with the hands, to grope |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tasten | — |
| 5 | Old French | taster | to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 7 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |