Where does “inconceivableness” come from?
inconceivableness (English) comes from English inconceivable, from English conceivable, from English conceive, from Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
inconceivableness (English): The quality of being inconceivable
Definitions
- The quality of being inconceivable
Ancestry of “inconceivableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inconceivable | Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable |
| 2 | English | conceivable | Capable of being conceived or imagined |
| 3 | English | conceive | To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan;... |
| 4 | Middle English | conceyven | — |
| 5 | Old French | concevoir | to conceive |
| 6 | Latin | concipiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |