Where does “inutterable” come from?
inutterable (English) comes from English utterable, from English utter, from Middle English outre, from Old English ūtera, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
inutterable (English): Unutterable; inexpressible
Definitions
- Unutterable; inexpressible
Ancestry of “inutterable”, step by step
inutterable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English utterable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utterable | Capable of being expressed in words, especially... |
| 2 | English | utter | Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;... |
| 3 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 4 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 5 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |