Where does “undelayable” come from?
undelayable (English) comes from English delayable, from English delay, from Middle English delaien, from Old French delaiier, from Old French delaissier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum — to give.
undelayable (English): Not delayable
Definitions
- Not delayable
Ancestry of “undelayable”, step by step
undelayable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delayable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delayable | Capable of being delayed |
| 2 | English | delay | A period of time before an event occurs; the act... |
| 3 | Middle English | delaien | — |
| 4 | Old French | delaiier | — |
| 5 | Old French | delaissier | to leave; to abandon |
| 6 | Old French | des | — |
| 7 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 9 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 10 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |