Where does “undupable” come from?
undupable (English) comes from English dupable, from English dupe, from French duper, from Middle French duppe, from French huppé, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á — on, onto.
undupable (English): Incapable of being duped
Definitions
- Incapable of being duped
Ancestry of “undupable”, step by step
undupable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dupable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dupable | Capable of being duped |
| 2 | English | dupe | A person who has been deceived; To swindle,... |
| 3 | French | duper | to trick, fool, dupe |
| 4 | Middle French | duppe | — |
| 5 | French | huppé | crested; upper-crust, posh |
| 6 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 7 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 8 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 9 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |