Where does “interminable” come from?
Interminable comes from Middle French interminable, from Latin interminabilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- (not) and Latin terminabilis (able to be terminated), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not).
interminable (English): Existing or occurring without interruption or...
Definitions
- Existing or occurring without interruption or...
Ancestry of “interminable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | interminable | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | interminabilis | interminable, endless |
| 3 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “interminable”