Where does “nonverifiability” come from?
nonverifiability (English) comes from English verifiability, from English verify, from Old French verifier, from Latin vērificāre, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
nonverifiability (English): The condition of being nonverifiable
Definitions
- The condition of being nonverifiable
Ancestry of “nonverifiability”, step by step
nonverifiability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verifiability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verifiability | The state or property of being capable of being... |
| 2 | English | verify | To substantiate or prove the truth of something;... |
| 3 | Old French | verifier | to verify |
| 4 | Latin | vērificāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |