Where does “unarraignable” come from?
unarraignable (English) comes from English arraignable, from English arraign, from Middle English areynen, from Anglo-Norman areiner, from Old French araisnier, from Latin adrationare, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic — that.
unarraignable (English): Not arraignable
Definitions
- Not arraignable
Ancestry of “unarraignable”, step by step
unarraignable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arraignable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arraignable | Capable of being arraigned |
| 2 | English | arraign | To officially charge someone in a court of law;... |
| 3 | Middle English | areynen | To interrogate or probe someone; to ask for an account |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | areiner | — |
| 5 | Old French | araisnier | to address (someone); to speak to (someone) |
| 6 | Latin | adrationare | — |
| 7 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 8 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 9 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 10 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |