Where does “unhatchable” come from?
unhatchable (English) comes from English hatchable, from English hatch, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ — to dig; to strike, to beat.
unhatchable (English): Not hatchable
Definitions
- Not hatchable
Ancestry of “unhatchable”, step by step
unhatchable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hatchable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatchable | able, or liable, to hatch |
| 2 | English | hatch | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling; A... |
| 3 | Middle French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 4 | Old French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 5 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 7 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |