Where does “uninstantiatable” come from?
uninstantiatable (English) comes from English instantiatable, from English instantiate, from English instance, from Middle French instance, from Latin instāntia, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
Ancestry of “uninstantiatable”, step by step
uninstantiatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English instantiatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | instantiatable | Capable of being instantiated |
| 2 | English | instantiate | To represent by a concrete instance; To create... |
| 3 | English | instance | Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request;... |
| 4 | Middle French | instance | — |
| 5 | Latin | instāntia | a being near, presence |
| 6 | Latin | īnstāns | standing or pressing upon |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |