Where does “undisciplinable” come from?
undisciplinable (English) comes from English disciplinable, from English discipline, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina, from Latin discipulus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
undisciplinable (English): Not disciplinable
Definitions
- Not disciplinable
Ancestry of “undisciplinable”, step by step
undisciplinable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disciplinable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disciplinable | That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught |
| 2 | English | discipline | A controlled behaviour; self-control; A specific... |
| 3 | Old French | descipline | corporal punishment; massacre; ravaging;... |
| 4 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 5 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 6 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |