Where does “ungrantable” come from?
ungrantable (English) comes from English grantable, from English Grant, from Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
ungrantable (English): That cannot be granted
Definitions
- That cannot be granted
Ancestry of “ungrantable”, step by step
ungrantable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grantable | Capable of being granted |
| 2 | English | Grant | and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large" |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | Grannd | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | graunt | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of grant |
| 5 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 6 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |