Where does “inseparable” come from?
Inseparable comes from Middle French inséparable, from Latin inseparabilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- (from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne) and Latin separabilis, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "not."
inseparable (English): Unable to be separated; bound together...
Definitions
- Unable to be separated; bound together...
Ancestry of “inseparable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | inséparable | — |
| 2 | Latin | inseparabilis | inseparable |
| 3 | Latin | separabilis | separable |
| 4 | Latin | sēparō | to divide, separate |
| 5 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |