Where does “uncommandable” come from?
uncommandable (English) comes from English commandable, from Middle English comaundable, from Middle English comaunden, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncommandable (English): Not commandable; unresponsive to commands
Definitions
- Not commandable; unresponsive to commands
Ancestry of “uncommandable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | commandable | Capable of being commanded |
| 2 | Middle English | comaundable | Possible to control |
| 3 | Middle English | comaunden | To command; to order; To demand; to order; To... |
| 4 | Old French | comander | to command, to implore; to request, to ask for;... |
| 5 | Latin | commandō | — |
| 6 | Latin | commendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |