Where does “nontranslatable” come from?

nontranslatable (English) comes from English translatable, from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.

nontranslatable (English): Not translatable

Definitions

  1. Not translatable

Ancestry of “nontranslatable”, step by step

nontranslatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English translatable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranslatableCapable of being translated into another...
2EnglishtranslateSenses relating to the change of information,...
3Middle EnglishtranslatenTo transport or move; to cause to change place;...
4Old Frenchtranslaterto translate
5LatintrānslātiōTranslation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular
6Latintrānsferōto bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over
7Latinferōto bear; to carry
8Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Italic ferō