Where does “inarable” come from?
inarable (English) comes from English arable, from Middle English arable, from Middle French arable, from Old French arable, from Vulgar Latin acerābulus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
inarable (English): Not arable
Ancestry of “inarable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arable | Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing... |
| 2 | Middle English | arable | arable |
| 3 | Middle French | arable | — |
| 4 | Old French | arable | arable |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | acerābulus | — |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | — |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |