Where does “indefinable” come from?
Indefinable derives from English define, Latin in- (not), Latin in, Proto-Indo-European ne (not), Proto-Indo-European oyd- (to divide), Latin de, and Latin de.
indefinable (English): That cannot be precisely defined or put into...
Definitions
- That cannot be precisely defined or put into...
Ancestry of “indefinable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | definable | Able to be defined |
| 2 | English | define | To determine with precision; to mark out with... |
| 3 | Middle English | definen | — |
| 4 | Old French | definer | to finish; to end |
| 5 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |