Where does “unbuttonable” come from?
unbuttonable (English) comes from English unbutton, from English button, from French bouton, from Italian bottone, from Spanish botón, from Old French boton, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
unbuttonable (English): Capable of being unbuttoned; Not capable of being...
Definitions
- Capable of being unbuttoned; Not capable of being...
Ancestry of “unbuttonable”, step by step
unbuttonable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English unbutton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unbutton | To open by undoing its buttons; To come open by... |
| 2 | English | button | A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener |
| 3 | French | bouton | button; bud; pimple, spot, zit |
| 4 | Italian | bottone | button; bud |
| 5 | Spanish | botón | button; key; bud |
| 6 | Old French | boton | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 8 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via English buttonable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buttonable | Capable of being fastened with a button or... |
| 2 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 3 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 4 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |