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Where does “unconfirmable” come from?

unconfirmable (English) comes from English confirmable, from English confirm, from Middle English confirmen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

unconfirmable (English): Not confirmable

Definitions

  1. Not confirmable

Ancestry of “unconfirmable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconfirmableCapable of being checked, verifiable
2EnglishconfirmTo strengthen; to make firm or resolute; To...
3Middle Englishconfirmen—
4Old Frenchconfermerto confirm
5Latincōnfirmō—
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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