Where does “uncompromisable” come from?
uncompromisable (English) comes from English compromisable, from English compromise, from Middle French compromis, from Late Latin compromissum, from Latin compromittere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
uncompromisable (English): Not compromisable; that cannot be compromised;...
Definitions
- Not compromisable; that cannot be compromised;...
Ancestry of “uncompromisable”, step by step
uncompromisable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compromisable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compromisable | Capable of being compromised |
| 2 | English | compromise | The settlement of differences by arbitration or... |
| 3 | Middle French | compromis | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | compromissum | a compromise, originally a mutual promise to... |
| 5 | Latin | compromittere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |