Where does “unassignable” come from?
unassignable (English) comes from English assignable, from English assign, from Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, from Latin assignō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unassignable (English): Not assignable
Ancestry of “unassignable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | assignable | Capable of being assigned; Capable of being... |
| 2 | English | assign | To designate or set apart something for some... |
| 3 | Middle English | assignen | — |
| 4 | Old French | assigner | — |
| 5 | Latin | assignō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |