Where does “unovercomable” come from?
unovercomable (English) comes from English overcomable, from English overcome, from Middle English overcomen, from Old English ofercuman, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
unovercomable (English): Impossible to overcome
Definitions
- Impossible to overcome
Ancestry of “unovercomable”, step by step
unovercomable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overcomable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overcomable | — |
| 2 | English | overcome | To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of |
| 3 | Middle English | overcomen | — |
| 4 | Old English | ofercuman | to overcome or overtake; to win or be victorious |
| 5 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |