Where does “unmortgageable” come from?
unmortgageable (English) comes from English mortgageable, from English mortgage, from Middle French mortgage, from Anglo-Norman morgage, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
unmortgageable (English): Not mortgageable
Definitions
- Not mortgageable
Ancestry of “unmortgageable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mortgageable | That can be mortgaged |
| 2 | English | mortgage | A special form of secured loan where the purpose... |
| 3 | Middle French | mortgage | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | morgage | mortgage |
| 5 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |