Where does “nonrepresentable” come from?
nonrepresentable (English) comes from English representable, from English represent, from English present, from Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum — passed , crossed.
nonrepresentable (English): Not representable
Definitions
- Not representable
Ancestry of “nonrepresentable”, step by step
nonrepresentable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English representable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | representable | Capable of being represented |
| 2 | English | represent | To present again or anew; to present by means of... |
| 3 | English | present | Relating to now, for the time being; current;... |
| 4 | Middle English | present | — |
| 5 | Old French | present | gift; present; present |
| 6 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 7 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 8 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 9 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |