Where does “unconceivably” come from?
unconceivably (English) comes from English unconceivable, from English conceivable, from English conceive, from Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unconceivably (English): Synonym of inconceivably
Ancestry of “unconceivably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unconceivable | That cannot be conceived; unimaginable;... |
| 2 | English | conceivable | Capable of being conceived or imagined |
| 3 | English | conceive | To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan;... |
| 4 | Middle English | conceyven | — |
| 5 | Old French | concevoir | to conceive |
| 6 | Latin | concipiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |