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Where does “unairable” come from?

unairable (English) comes from English airable, from Old French arable, from Vulgar Latin acerābulus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

unairable (English): Not suitable for broadcast

Definitions

  1. Not suitable for broadcast

Ancestry of “unairable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishairableSuitable for broadcast
2Old Frencharablearable
3Vulgar Latinacerābulus—
4Latinācer—
5Latinsaccharumsugar
6Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
7Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
8Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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