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
- Not cloakable
Ancestry of “uncloakable”, step by step
uncloakable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cloakable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloakable | Able to be cloaked |
| 2 | English | cloak | A long outer garment worn over the shoulders... |
| 3 | Middle English | cloke | Alternative form of clokke; cloak, cape; claw,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 8 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |