Where does “indecomposability” come from?
indecomposability (English) comes from English indecomposable, from English in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in-, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
indecomposability (English): The condition of being indecomposable
Definitions
- The condition of being indecomposable
Ancestry of “indecomposability”, step by step
indecomposability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indecomposable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indecomposable | Not decomposable: unable to be decomposed; A... |
| 2 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 3 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 4 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |