Where does “unbeautifiable” come from?
unbeautifiable (English) comes from English beautifiable, from English beautify, from Middle English beutifien, from Old French beauté, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
unbeautifiable (English): Unable to be made beautiful
Definitions
- Unable to be made beautiful
Ancestry of “unbeautifiable”, step by step
unbeautifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beautifiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beautifiable | Able to be beautified; capable of being made more... |
| 2 | English | beautify | To make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | beutifien | — |
| 4 | Old French | beauté | Alternative form of biauté |
| 5 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 6 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 7 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |