Where does “uncountable” come from?
Uncountable derives from English un- plus countable, which comes from Latin unus meaning "one," itself from Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately traceable to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "one" and "not."
uncountable (English): So many as to be incapable of being counted;...
Definitions
- So many as to be incapable of being counted;...
Ancestry of “uncountable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “uncountable”