Where does “undischargeable” come from?
undischargeable (English) comes from English dischargeable, from English discharge, from Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros — to run.
undischargeable (English): Not dischargeable
Definitions
- Not dischargeable
Ancestry of “undischargeable”, step by step
undischargeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dischargeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dischargeable | Capable of being discharged |
| 2 | English | discharge | To accomplish or complete, as an obligation; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | dischargen | — |
| 4 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 5 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 6 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 7 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 8 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |