Where does “unexcusably” come from?
unexcusably (English) comes from English unexcusable, 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;...
unexcusably (English): inexcusably
Definitions
- inexcusably
Ancestry of “unexcusably”, step by step
unexcusably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unexcusable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unexcusable | inexcusable |
| 2 | English | excusable | possible to excuse |
| 3 | Old French | escusable | — |
| 4 | Latin | excusabilis | excusable |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |