Where does “uncompassable” come from?
uncompassable (English) comes from English compassable, from English compass, from Middle English compas, from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus, from Italian compassare, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncompassable (English): Not compassable
Definitions
- Not compassable
Ancestry of “uncompassable”, step by step
uncompassable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compassable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compassable | Capable of being compassed or accomplished |
| 2 | English | compass | A magnetic or electronic device used to determine... |
| 3 | Middle English | compas | Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of... |
| 4 | Old French | compas | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | compassus | a circle, a circuit; suffered; pitied |
| 6 | Italian | compassare | measure with a pair of compasses |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |