Where does “unclaimable” come from?
unclaimable (English) comes from English claimable, from English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
unclaimable (English): That cannot be claimed
Definitions
- That cannot be claimed
Ancestry of “unclaimable”, step by step
unclaimable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English claimable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | claimable | Able to be claimed; Something that can be claimed |
| 2 | English | claim | A demand of ownership made for something; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | claimen | — |
| 4 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 5 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |