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Where does “imperceivableness” come from?

imperceivableness (English) comes from English imperceivable, from English perceivable, from English perceive, from Old French percevoir, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic.

imperceivableness (English): The quality of being imperceivable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being imperceivable

Ancestry of “imperceivableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimperceivablethat cannot be perceived; imperceptible
2EnglishperceivableCapable of being perceived; discernible
3EnglishperceiveTo become aware of, through the physical senses...
4Old Frenchpercevoirto notice; to become aware
5Latinpercipiō—
6Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
7LatinAd—
8Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
9Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
10LatinolleArchaic form of ille
11Proto-Italic*olnos—
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