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Where does “inconcealable” come from?

inconcealable (English) comes from English concealable, from English conceal, from Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin concelo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

inconcealable (English): Not concealable

Definitions

  1. Not concealable

Ancestry of “inconcealable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcealableAble to be concealed
2EnglishconcealTo hide something from view or from public...
3Middle Englishconcelen—
4Old Frenchconcelerto hide; to conceal
5LatinconceloI conceal carefully
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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