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Where does “unmanipulatable” come from?

unmanipulatable (English) comes from English manipulatable, from English manipulate, from English manipulation, from French manipulation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unmanipulatable (English): Not able to be manipulated

Definitions

  1. Not able to be manipulated

Ancestry of “unmanipulatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanipulatableSuitable for, or able to be subjected to...
2EnglishmanipulateTo move, arrange or operate something using the...
3EnglishmanipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of...
4Frenchmanipulationmanipulation
5French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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