Where does “unexcusable” come from?
unexcusable (English) comes from English excusable, from Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unexcusable (English): inexcusable
Definitions
- inexcusable
Ancestry of “unexcusable”, step by step
unexcusable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English excusable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | excusable | possible to excuse |
| 2 | Old French | escusable | — |
| 3 | Latin | excusabilis | excusable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |