Where does “imperfectability” come from?
imperfectability (English) comes from English perfectability, from English perfect, from Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
imperfectability (English): the quality of not being perfectable; of being...
Definitions
- the quality of not being perfectable; of being...
Ancestry of “imperfectability”, step by step
imperfectability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perfectability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perfectability | The state or quality of being able to be... |
| 2 | English | perfect | Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of... |
| 3 | Middle English | perfit | perfect |
| 4 | Old French | parfit | — |
| 5 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 6 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English imperfectable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperfectable | — |