Where does “unclockable” come from?
unclockable (English) comes from English clockable, from English clock, from Middle English clokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc.
unclockable (English): Having an odometer that cannot be altered to provide a fake reading
Definitions
- Having an odometer that cannot be altered to provide a fake reading
Ancestry of “unclockable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clockable | Able to be recorded by or on a timeclock, because it occurs during specific times |
| 2 | English | clock | An instrument used to measure or keep track of... |
| 3 | Middle English | clokke | clock, timekeeping device |
| 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- | — |