Where does “unexpiable” come from?

unexpiable (English) comes from English expiable, from French -able, from Middle French -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.

unexpiable (English): Not expiable

Definitions

  1. Not expiable

Ancestry of “unexpiable”, step by step

unexpiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English expiable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpiableCapable of being expiated or atoned for
2French-ableable
3Middle French-ableable
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilissuffixed 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin -ābilisEvery word from French -ableEvery word from Old French -able