Where does “unaffirmable” come from?

unaffirmable (English) comes from English affirmable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.

unaffirmable (English): Not affirmable

Definitions

  1. Not affirmable

Ancestry of “unaffirmable”, step by step

unaffirmable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English affirmable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffirmableAble to be affirmed
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-ableable
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilissuffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin -ābilisEvery word from English -ableEvery word from Middle English -able