Where does “unindictable” come from?
unindictable (English) comes from English indictable, from English indict, from Middle English enditen, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō — shoe.
unindictable (English): Not indictable
Definitions
- Not indictable
Ancestry of “unindictable”, step by step
unindictable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indictable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indictable | Able to be indicted; chargeable; Subjecting one... |
| 2 | English | indict | To accuse of wrongdoing; charge; To make a formal... |
| 3 | Middle English | enditen | — |
| 4 | Old French | enditer | Alternative form of enditier |
| 5 | Late Latin | indicto | dative masculine singular of indictus; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | indictus | declared, proclaimed, published, announced,... |
| 7 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |