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Where does “unexaminable” come from?

unexaminable (English) comes from English examinable, from English examine, from Middle English examinen, from Old French examiner, from Latin examino, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō — to drive.

unexaminable (English): Not examinable

Definitions

  1. Not examinable

Ancestry of “unexaminable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexaminableAble to be examined; Eligible to appear in an...
2Englishexamineto observe or inspect carefully or critically; to...
3Middle Englishexaminen—
4Old Frenchexaminerto question; to torture; to consider; to ponder;...
5LatinexaminoI weigh or consider; I examine
6Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
7Latinexagmen—
8Latinagō—
9Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →