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Where does “uncodifiable” come from?

uncodifiable (English) comes from English codifiable, from English codify, from English code, from English bytecode, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon — to pull, to draw; to lead.

uncodifiable (English): Not codifiable

Definitions

  1. Not codifiable

Ancestry of “uncodifiable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodifiableCapable of being codified
2EnglishcodifyTo reduce to a code, to arrange into a code; To...
3EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
4EnglishbytecodeP-code
5EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
6EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
7Middle Englishbitento bite
8Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
9Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
10Old Englishtēohan—
11Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
12Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
13Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →