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Where does “nonplayable” come from?

nonplayable (English) comes from English playable, from English play, from Middle English pleye, from Old English pleġa, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

nonplayable (English): Not playable

Definitions

  1. Not playable

Ancestry of “nonplayable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplayableAble to be played; Of a move, giving a reasonable...
2EnglishplayTo act in a manner such that one has fun; to...
3Middle EnglishpleyeHappiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,...
4Old Englishpleġaexercise
5Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
6Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
7Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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