Where does “uncloakable” come from?

uncloakable (English) comes from English cloakable, from English cloak, from Middle English cloke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc.

uncloakable (English): Not cloakable

Definitions

  1. Not cloakable

Ancestry of “uncloakable”, step by step

uncloakable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cloakable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcloakableAble to be cloaked
2EnglishcloakA long outer garment worn over the shoulders...
3Middle EnglishclokeAlternative form of clokke; cloak, cape; claw,...
4Middle Dutchclockebell; something bell-shaped
5Old Dutch*cloccabell
6Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
7Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
8Old Irishclocbell; clock
9Proto-Celticklokkosbell
10Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg-