Where does “undefeatableness” come from?
undefeatableness (English) comes from English undefeatable, from English defeat, from Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet, from French deffet, from Old French desfait, from Old French desfaire, from Old French faire.
undefeatableness (English): The quality of being undefeatable
Definitions
- The quality of being undefeatable
Ancestry of “undefeatableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undefeatable | Not defeatable; impossible to defeat; Something... |
| 2 | English | defeat | To overcome in battle or contest; To reduce, to... |
| 3 | Middle English | defeten | — |
| 4 | Middle English | defet | defect; disfigured |
| 5 | French | deffet | — |
| 6 | Old French | desfait | undone |
| 7 | Old French | desfaire | to undo; to defeat |
| 8 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |