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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

  1. That doesn't have a known or readily available...

Ancestry of “unexplainable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplainableAble to be explained or understood
2EnglishexplainTo make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to...
3Middle Englishexplanen—
4Old Frenchexplaner—
5Latinexplanō—
6Latinplanō—
7Latinplānus—
8Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
9Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti—

Words derived from “unexplainable”

  • unexplainably
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