Where does “indescribability” come from?
indescribability (English) comes from English indescribable, from English describe, from Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
indescribability (English): The state or characteristic of being...
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- The state or characteristic of being...
Ancestry of “indescribability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | indescribable | Impossible, or very difficult to describe;... |
| 2 | English | describe | To represent in words; To represent by drawing;... |
| 3 | Middle English | descriven | — |
| 4 | Old French | descrivre | to describe |
| 5 | Latin | dēscrībō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |