Where does “unnumerable” come from?
unnumerable (English) comes from English numerable, from Latin numerabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unnumerable (English): Obsolete form of innumerable
Definitions
- Obsolete form of innumerable
Ancestry of “unnumerable”, step by step
unnumerable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English numerable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | numerable | Able to be counted; countable; In one to one... |
| 2 | Latin | numerabilis | countable, numerable |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |