Where does “unencounterable” come from?

unencounterable (English) comes from English encounterable, from English encounter, from Middle English encountren, from Old French encountrer, from Old French encontrer, from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā — where.

unencounterable (English): That cannot be encountered

Definitions

  1. That cannot be encountered

Ancestry of “unencounterable”, step by step

unencounterable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English encounterable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencounterableThat may be encountered
2EnglishencounterTo meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly
3Middle Englishencountren
4Old FrenchencountrerAlternative form of encontrer
5Old Frenchencontrerto meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to...
6Old Frenchencontremeeting; battle; combat; opposite
7Late Latinincontratowards
8Latincontrāagainst
9Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
10Latincubī
11Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷuðeiEvery word from Latin cubīEvery word from Latin ubī