Where does “unappointable” come from?
unappointable (English) comes from English appointable, from English appoint, from Middle English apointen, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
unappointable (English): Not appointable
Definitions
- Not appointable
Ancestry of “unappointable”, step by step
unappointable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appointable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appointable | Capable of being appointed |
| 2 | English | appoint | To set, fix or determine by authority or... |
| 3 | Middle English | apointen | — |
| 4 | Old French | apointier | to prepare; to equip; to treat |
| 5 | Old French | pointier | — |
| 6 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 7 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 8 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |