Where does “unavengeable” come from?
unavengeable (English) comes from English avengeable, from English avenge, from Middle English avengen, from Old French avengier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — shoe.
unavengeable (English): Incapable of being avenged
Definitions
- Incapable of being avenged
Ancestry of “unavengeable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | avengeable | Capable of being avenged |
| 2 | English | avenge | To take vengeance ; to exact satisfaction for by... |
| 3 | Middle English | avengen | — |
| 4 | Old French | avengier | to avenge |
| 5 | Old French | vengier | to avenge, to take revenge |
| 6 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 7 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |