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Where does “unaccomplishable” come from?

unaccomplishable (English) comes from English accomplishable, from English accomplish, from Middle English accomplisshen, from Old French acomplir, from Vulgar Latin *(ac)complīre, from Latin compleō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

unaccomplishable (English): Not capable of being accomplished

Definitions

  1. Not capable of being accomplished

Ancestry of “unaccomplishable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccomplishableCapable of being accomplished; practicable
2EnglishaccomplishTo finish successfully; To complete, as time or...
3Middle Englishaccomplisshen—
4Old Frenchacomplirto come to an end
5Vulgar Latin*(ac)complīre—
6Latincompleō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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