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Where does “nonexplainable” come from?

nonexplainable (English) comes from English explainable, from English explain, from Middle English explanen, from Old French explaner, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος.

nonexplainable (English): Not explainable

Definitions

  1. Not explainable

Ancestry of “nonexplainable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplainableAble to be explained or understood
2EnglishexplainTo make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to...
3Middle Englishexplanen—
4Old Frenchexplaner—
5Latinexplanō—
6Latinplanō—
7Latinplānus—
8Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
9Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—
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