Where does “intranslatable” come from?
intranslatable (English) comes from English translatable, from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
intranslatable (English): untranslatable
Definitions
- untranslatable
Ancestry of “intranslatable”, step by step
intranslatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translatable | Capable of being translated into another... |
| 2 | English | translate | Senses relating to the change of information,... |
| 3 | Middle English | translaten | To transport or move; to cause to change place;... |
| 4 | Old French | translater | to translate |
| 5 | Latin | trānslātiō | Translation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular |
| 6 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |