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
- Not expiable
Ancestry of “unexpiable”, step by step
unexpiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expiable | Capable of being expiated or atoned for |
| 2 | French | -able | able |
| 3 | Middle French | -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 |