Where does “undammable” come from?
undammable (English) comes from English dammable, from English dam, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.
undammable (English): That cannot be dammed
Definitions
- That cannot be dammed
Ancestry of “undammable”, step by step
undammable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dammable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dammable | That can be dammed |
| 2 | English | dam | A structure placed across a flowing body of water... |
| 3 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 4 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 5 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 6 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 7 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |