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Where does “uncommentable” come from?

uncommentable (English) comes from English commentable, from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

uncommentable (English): That cannot productively or meaningfully be...

Definitions

  1. That cannot productively or meaningfully be...

Ancestry of “uncommentable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommentableWorthy of comment; remarkable; Capable of being...
2EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
3Middle Englishable—
4Old Frenchableable; capable
5Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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