Where does “undescribability” come from?
undescribability (English) comes from English describability, from English describe, from Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
undescribability (English): The quality of being indescribable
Definitions
- The quality of being indescribable
Ancestry of “undescribability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | describability | The quality of being describable |
| 2 | English | describe | To represent in words; To represent by drawing;... |
| 3 | Middle English | descriven | — |
| 4 | Old French | descrivre | to describe |
| 5 | Latin | dēscrībō | to copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |