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Where does “unimpartible” come from?

unimpartible (English) comes from English impartible, from English -ible, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

unimpartible (English): That cannot be imparted

Definitions

  1. That cannot be imparted

Ancestry of “unimpartible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimpartiblenot partible; not subject to partition;...
2English-ibleAn adjective suffix, now usually in a passive...
3English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
4Middle English-ite—
5Old French-ité-ity
6Latin-itās—
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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