Where does “undodgeable” come from?
undodgeable (English) comes from English dodgeable, from English Dodge, from English Roger, from Spanish Rodríguez, from Spanish -ez, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
undodgeable (English): not dodgeable
Definitions
- not dodgeable
Ancestry of “undodgeable”, step by step
undodgeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dodgeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dodgeable | capable of being dodged |
| 2 | English | Dodge | A placename |
| 3 | English | Roger | dialectal nickname for the Devil |
| 4 | Spanish | Rodríguez | son of Rodrigo |
| 5 | Spanish | -ez | A suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix... |
| 6 | Latin | -ities | Alternative form of -iēs |
| 7 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |