Where does “unbreakability” come from?
unbreakability (English) comes from English breakability, from English -ability, from Middle English -ablete, from Middle French -ableté, from Latin -abilitas, from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unbreakability (English): The quality of being impossible to break
Definitions
- The quality of being impossible to break
Ancestry of “unbreakability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | breakability | The state or property of being breakable |
| 2 | English | -ability | ability, inclination or suitability for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ablete | — |
| 4 | Middle French | -ableté | — |
| 5 | Latin | -abilitas | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ibilis | -able; able or worthy to be |
| 7 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |