Where does “uncompellable” come from?
uncompellable (English) comes from English compellable, from Middle English compellen, from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncompellable (English): That cannot be compelled
Definitions
- That cannot be compelled
Ancestry of “uncompellable”, step by step
uncompellable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compellable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compellable | Capable of being compelled or constrained |
| 2 | Middle English | compellen | to force, coerce (under duress) |
| 3 | Middle French | compellir | to compel; to force someone to do something |
| 4 | Latin | compellō | to gather, collect, push together |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |