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Where does “uncomputably” come from?

uncomputably (English) comes from English uncomputable, from English computable, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

uncomputably (English): To an uncomputable degree

Definitions

  1. To an uncomputable degree

Ancestry of “uncomputably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuncomputableNot computable; that cannot be computed
2EnglishcomputableCapable of being computed, or enumerated;...
3EnglishcomputeTo reckon or calculate; To make sense;...
4Frenchcomputerto compute
5Latincomputāre—
6Latincomputō—
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—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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