Where does “unlocatable” come from?
unlocatable (English) comes from English locatable, from English locate, from Latin locātus, from Latin locō, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
unlocatable (English): Not locatable; impossible to locate
Definitions
- Not locatable; impossible to locate
Ancestry of “unlocatable”, step by step
unlocatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English locatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locatable | Capable of being located |
| 2 | English | locate | To place; to set in a particular spot or... |
| 3 | Latin | locātus | put, placed, having been set |
| 4 | Latin | locō | to put, place, set |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |