Where does “intransferable” come from?

intransferable (English) comes from English transferable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.

intransferable (English): Not transferable

Definitions

  1. Not transferable

Ancestry of “intransferable”, step by step

intransferable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English transferable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransferableAble to be transferred
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-ableable
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilissuffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in
Every word from Latin -ābilis