Where does “unexplainable” come from?
Unexplainable derives from English explain, from Latin ex- and Ancient Greek πλάνος meaning to flatten or spread out, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ano-.
unexplainable (English): That doesn't have a known or readily available...
Definitions
- That doesn't have a known or readily available...
Ancestry of “unexplainable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explainable | Able to be explained or understood |
| 2 | English | explain | To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | explanen | — |
| 4 | Old French | explaner | — |
| 5 | Latin | explanō | to flatten or spread out |
| 6 | Latin | planō | — |
| 7 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |