Where does “uninspectable” come from?
uninspectable (English) comes from English inspectable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.
uninspectable (English): Not inspectable; incapable of being inspected
Definitions
- Not inspectable; incapable of being inspected
Ancestry of “uninspectable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inspectable | Able to be inspected |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | -able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | — |