Where does “unexplanatory” come from?
unexplanatory (English) comes from English explanatory, from Middle English explanen, from Old French explaner, from Latin explanō, from Latin planō, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω.
unexplanatory (English): Not explanatory; failing to offer a explanation
Definitions
- Not explanatory; failing to offer a explanation
Ancestry of “unexplanatory”, step by step
unexplanatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English explanatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explanatory | Intended to serve as an explanation; Disposed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | explanen | — |
| 3 | Old French | explaner | — |
| 4 | Latin | explanō | to flatten or spread out |
| 5 | Latin | planō | — |
| 6 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |