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Where does “unpatrollable” come from?

unpatrollable (English) comes from English patrol, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

unpatrollable (English): Not patrollable; that cannot be patrolled

Definitions

  1. Not patrollable; that cannot be patrolled

Ancestry of “unpatrollable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatrolA going of the rounds along the chain of...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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