Where does “unexplicability” come from?
unexplicability (English) comes from English unexplicable, from English inexplicable, from Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicabilis, from Latin explicabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Ancestry of “unexplicability”, step by step
unexplicability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unexplicable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unexplicable | — |
| 2 | English | inexplicable | Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for |
| 3 | Middle English | inexplicable | — |
| 4 | Middle French | inexplicable | — |
| 5 | Latin | inexplicabilis | inexplicable |
| 6 | Latin | explicabilis | that may be explained, explicable, explainable |
| 7 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |