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Where does “unconcealable” come from?

unconcealable (English) comes from English concealable, from English conceal, from Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin concelo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

unconcealable (English): That cannot be concealed

Definitions

  1. That cannot be concealed

Ancestry of “unconcealable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcealableAble to be concealed
2EnglishconcealTo hide something from view or from public...
3Middle Englishconcelen—
4Old Frenchconcelerto hide; to conceal
5LatinconceloI conceal carefully
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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