Where does “incommunicado” come from?
Incommunicado comes from Spanish incomunicado, meaning isolated or unable to communicate, derived from the prefix in- and comunicado, the past participle of comunicar meaning to communicate.
incommunicado (English): In a state or condition of inability or...
Definitions
- In a state or condition of inability or...
Ancestry of “incommunicado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | incomunicado | "Of a prisoner", incommunicado; not permitted to... |