Where does “uncombability” come from?
uncombability (English) comes from English combability, from English comb, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com- — resin.
uncombability (English): The condition of being uncombable; the extent to which something is uncombable
Definitions
- The condition of being uncombable; the extent to which something is uncombable
Ancestry of “uncombability”, step by step
uncombability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English combability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | combability | The condition of being combable; the extent to... |
| 2 | English | comb | A toothed implement for grooming the hair or for... |
| 3 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 4 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | combination | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 7 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |