Where does “unmappable” come from?
unmappable (English) comes from English mappable, from English map, from Middle English mappemounde, from Old French mapamonde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.
unmappable (English): Not mappable; that cannot be mapped
Definitions
- Not mappable; that cannot be mapped
Ancestry of “unmappable”, step by step
unmappable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mappable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mappable | Able to be represented by a map; Able to be... |
| 2 | English | map | A visual representation of an area, whether real... |
| 3 | Middle English | mappemounde | — |
| 4 | Old French | mapamonde | world map |
| 5 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |