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Where does “unevolvable” come from?

unevolvable (English) comes from English evolvable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.

unevolvable (English): Not evolvable

Definitions

  1. Not evolvable

Ancestry of “unevolvable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevolvableCapable of evolving; That can be drawn out
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-able-able
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilis—
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