Where does “nonverbalizable” come from?

nonverbalizable (English) comes from English verbalizable, from English verbalize, from French verbaliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

nonverbalizable (English): Not verbalizable

Definitions

  1. Not verbalizable

Ancestry of “nonverbalizable”, step by step

nonverbalizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English verbalizable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverbalizableAble to be verbalized, or expressed in words
2EnglishverbalizeTo speak or to use words to express; To adapt as...
3Frenchverbaliserto verbalize, to put into words; to make a...
4French-iser-ise/-ize
5Old French-iser-ize
6Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

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
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