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 — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
unevolvable (English): Not evolvable
Definitions
- Not evolvable
Ancestry of “unevolvable”, step by step
unevolvable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evolvable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evolvable | Capable of evolving; That can be drawn out |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |