Where does “undisgustable” come from?
undisgustable (English) comes from English disgustable, from English disgust, from Catalan dis-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
undisgustable (English): Incapable of being disgusted
Definitions
- Incapable of being disgusted
Ancestry of “undisgustable”, step by step
undisgustable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disgustable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disgustable | Capable of being disgusted |
| 2 | English | disgust | To cause an intense dislike for something; An... |
| 3 | Catalan | dis- | dys-; Indicates negation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 5 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |