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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

  1. Not compromisable; that cannot be compromised;...

Ancestry of “uncompromisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompromisableCapable of being compromised
2EnglishcompromiseThe settlement of differences by arbitration or...
3Middle Frenchcompromis—
4Late Latincompromissuma compromise, originally a mutual promise to...
5Latincompromitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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
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