Where does “unlamentable” come from?
unlamentable (English) comes from English lamentable, from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lāmentābilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unlamentable (English): Not lamentable
Definitions
- Not lamentable
Ancestry of “unlamentable”, step by step
unlamentable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lamentable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable,... |
| 2 | Middle French | lamentable | — |
| 3 | Latin | lāmentābilis | mournful, full of sorrow |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |