Where does “nondefinable” come from?
nondefinable (English) comes from English definable, from English define, from Middle English definen, from Old French definer, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
nondefinable (English): undefinable
Ancestry of “nondefinable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | definable | Able to be defined |
| 2 | English | define | To determine with precision; to mark out with... |
| 3 | Middle English | definen | — |
| 4 | Old French | definer | to finish; to end |
| 5 | Latin | dēfīniō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |