Where does “uninvestable” come from?
uninvestable (English) comes from English investable, from English invest, from English investigate, from English investigation, from Latin investīgātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
uninvestable (English): That cannot be invested
Ancestry of “uninvestable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | investable | Ready for investment; liquid |
| 2 | English | invest | To spend money, time, or energy on something,... |
| 3 | English | investigate | To inquire into or study in order to ascertain... |
| 4 | English | investigation | The act of investigating; the process of... |
| 5 | Latin | investīgātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |