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Where does “undepictable” come from?

undepictable (English) comes from English depictable, from English depict, from Latin depictus, from Latin depingere, from Latin depingo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

undepictable (English): Impossible to depict

Definitions

  1. Impossible to depict

Ancestry of “undepictable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepictableAble to be depicted
2EnglishdepictTo render a representation of something, using...
3Latindepictusdepicted, portrayed; painted
4Latindepingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatindepingoI depict, I paint, I portray, I represent by...
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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