Where does “unmultipliable” come from?
unmultipliable (English) comes from English multipliable, from English multiply, from English ply, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad- — in.
unmultipliable (English): Not multipliable
Definitions
- Not multipliable
Ancestry of “unmultipliable”, step by step
unmultipliable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multipliable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multipliable | Capable of being multiplied |
| 2 | English | multiply | To increase the amount, degree or number of; To... |
| 3 | English | ply | A layer of material; A strand that, twisted... |
| 4 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 5 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 6 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 7 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |