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Where does “uncompletable” come from?

uncompletable (English) comes from English completable, from English complete, from Middle English compleet, from Old French complet, from Latin complētus, from Latin compleō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncompletable (English): That cannot be completed

Definitions

  1. That cannot be completed

Ancestry of “uncompletable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompletableThat can be completed; That can be expanded to a...
2EnglishcompleteTo finish; to make done; to reach the end; To...
3Middle EnglishcompleetComplete, whole, full, or entire; Perfect,...
4Old Frenchcomplet—
5Latincomplētus—
6Latincompleō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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