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Where does “uncompatibility” come from?

uncompatibility (English) comes from English uncompatible, from English compatible, from Middle English compatible, from Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

uncompatibility (English): Incompatibility

Definitions

  1. Incompatibility

Ancestry of “uncompatibility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuncompatibleIncompatible
2EnglishcompatibleCapable of easy interaction; Able to get along...
3Middle Englishcompatible—
4Anglo-Normancompatible—
5Medieval Latincompatibilisin "compatible beneficium", a benefice which...
6Late Latincompator—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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