Where does “unexploitable” come from?
unexploitable (English) comes from English exploitable, from English exploit, from Old French esploit, from Old French espleit, from Latin explicitus, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
unexploitable (English): Not exploitable; that cannot be exploited
Definitions
- Not exploitable; that cannot be exploited
Ancestry of “unexploitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exploitable | Able to be exploited, especially commercially;... |
| 2 | English | exploit | A heroic or extraordinary deed; An achievement; A... |
| 3 | Old French | esploit | income; revenue; act; action; profit; advantage |
| 4 | Old French | espleit | Alternative form of esploit |
| 5 | Latin | explicitus | Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,... |
| 6 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 7 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |