Where does “undistinguishable” come from?
Undistinguishable comes from English distinguish, derived from Latin dis- and Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, meaning to separate or perceive distinctly.
undistinguishable (English): Imperceptible; indistinct; Indistinguishable
Definitions
- Imperceptible; indistinct; Indistinguishable
Ancestry of “undistinguishable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distinguishable | Able, or easily able to be distinguished |
| 2 | English | distinguish | To recognize someone or something as different... |
| 3 | Middle English | distingwen | — |
| 4 | Old French | distinguer | — |
| 5 | Latin | distinguo | I distinguish, separate, divide or part; I adorn... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |