Where does “illimitable” come from?
Illimitable comes from English limit with the prefix in-, from Latin in meaning "not," derived from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not," ultimately from a root meaning "to bind or tie."
illimitable (English): Impervious to limitation, without limit
Definitions
- Impervious to limitation, without limit
Ancestry of “illimitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limitable | Able to be limited |
| 2 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 3 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 4 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |