Where does “unmutatable” come from?
unmutatable (English) comes from English mutatable, from English mutate, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unmutatable (English): Not mutatable
Definitions
- Not mutatable
Ancestry of “unmutatable”, step by step
unmutatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mutatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutatable | Capable of undergoing mutation |
| 2 | English | mutate | To undergo mutation; To cause mutation |
| 3 | English | mutation | Any alteration or change; Any heritable change of... |
| 4 | Middle English | mutacioun | alteration, change, modification |
| 5 | Old French | mutacion | alteration; change |
| 6 | Latin | mutatio | change, alteration; interchange, exchange |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |