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Where does “uncategorizable” come from?

uncategorizable (English) comes from English categorizable, from English categorize, from English category, from French catégorie, from German Kategorie, from Italian categoria, from Spanish categoría, from Portuguese categoria — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

uncategorizable (English): Impossible to categorize

Definitions

  1. Impossible to categorize

Ancestry of “uncategorizable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcategorizableCapable of being categorized
2EnglishcategorizeTo assign a category; to divide into classes
3EnglishcategoryA group, often named or numbered, to which items...
4Frenchcatégoriecategory
5GermanKategoriecategory
6Italiancategoriacategory, topic; class
7Spanishcategoríacategory; standing, regard
8Portuguesecategoriacategory
9Late Latincategoriaclass of predicables; accusation; predicament
10Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
11Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
12Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
13Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
14Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “uncategorizable”

  • uncategorizably
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