Where does “unmethylatable” come from?

unmethylatable (English) comes from English methylatable, from English methylate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

unmethylatable (English): Not methylatable

Definitions

  1. Not methylatable

Ancestry of “unmethylatable”, step by step

unmethylatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methylatable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylatableAble to be methylated
2EnglishmethylateTo add, or treat with methyl alcohol; To add a...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate