Where does “unforgeable” come from?
unforgeable (English) comes from English forgeable, from English forge, from Middle English forgen, from Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō.
unforgeable (English): Unable to be forged
Definitions
- Unable to be forged
Ancestry of “unforgeable”, step by step
unforgeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forgeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forgeable | That can be forged |
| 2 | English | forge | Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior... |
| 3 | Middle English | forgen | To make; to build |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | forger | Alternative form of forgier |
| 5 | Old French | forgier | to forge |
| 6 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 7 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 8 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 9 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 10 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |