Where does “unfudgeable” come from?
unfudgeable (English) comes from English fudgeable, from English fudge, from English fadge, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō — bundle, heap, load.
unfudgeable (English): Not fudgeable
Definitions
- Not fudgeable
Ancestry of “unfudgeable”, step by step
unfudgeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fudgeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fudgeable | Capable of being fudged |
| 2 | English | fudge | A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually... |
| 3 | English | fadge | To be suitable; To agree, to get along; To get on... |
| 4 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 5 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 7 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 8 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 9 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |