Where does “impredictably” come from?
impredictably (English) comes from English impredictable, from English predictable, from English predict, from French prédire, from Italian predicare, from Spanish predicar, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
impredictably (English): In a way that cannot be predicted
Definitions
- In a way that cannot be predicted
Ancestry of “impredictably”, step by step
impredictably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impredictable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impredictable | Unpredictable |
| 2 | English | predictable | Able to be predicted |
| 3 | English | predict | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or... |
| 4 | French | prédire | to predict, foretell |
| 5 | Italian | predicare | to preach |
| 6 | Spanish | predicar | to preach |
| 7 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |