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Where does “unconditionable” come from?

unconditionable (English) comes from English conditionable, from English condition, from Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion, from Latin condiciō, from Latin condīcō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

unconditionable (English): Not conditionable

Definitions

  1. Not conditionable

Ancestry of “unconditionable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconditionableCapable of being conditioned
2EnglishconditionA logical clause or phrase that a conditional...
3Middle Englishcondiciouncondition
4Old Frenchcondicioncondition; social rank
5Latincondiciō—
6Latincondīcō—
7Latincōn-—
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
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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