Where does “nonaccomplishable” come from?
nonaccomplishable (English) comes from English accomplishable, from English accomplish, from Middle English accomplisshen, from Old French acomplir, from Vulgar Latin *(ac)complīre, from Latin compleō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
nonaccomplishable (English): Not accomplishable; unachievable
Definitions
- Not accomplishable; unachievable
Ancestry of “nonaccomplishable”, step by step
nonaccomplishable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English accomplishable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accomplishable | Capable of being accomplished; practicable |
| 2 | English | accomplish | To finish successfully; To complete, as time or... |
| 3 | Middle English | accomplisshen | — |
| 4 | Old French | acomplir | to come to an end |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *(ac)complīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | compleō | to fill up, fill full, fill out; make up, complete |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |