Where does “unenforceably” come from?
unenforceably (English) comes from English unenforceable, from English enforceable, from English enforce, from Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Franco-Provençal forciér, from Latin fortio, from Late Latin fortia — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
unenforceably (English): In a way that is not enforceable
Definitions
- In a way that is not enforceable
Ancestry of “unenforceably”, step by step
unenforceably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unenforceable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unenforceable | Resistant to enforcement |
| 2 | English | enforceable | Capable of being enforced |
| 3 | English | enforce | To keep up, impose or bring into effect... |
| 4 | Middle English | enforcen | — |
| 5 | Old French | enforcier | to fortify; to strengthen; to strengthen; to... |
| 6 | Franco-Provençal | forciér | to force |
| 7 | Latin | fortio | I force |
| 8 | Late Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 10 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |