Where does “unpartakeable” come from?
unpartakeable (English) comes from English partakeable, from English partake, from Middle English part-takinge, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
unpartakeable (English): Unable to be partaken in; not partakeable
Definitions
- Unable to be partaken in; not partakeable
Ancestry of “unpartakeable”, step by step
unpartakeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English partakeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partakeable | Able to be partaken of |
| 2 | English | partake | To take part in an activity; to participate; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | part-takinge | — |
| 4 | Latin | particeps | sharing |
| 5 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 6 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |