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Where does “unperceivable” come from?

unperceivable (English) comes from English perceivable, from English perceive, from Old French percevoir, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille.

unperceivable (English): Not perceivable; imperceptible

Definitions

  1. Not perceivable; imperceptible

Ancestry of “unperceivable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperceivableCapable of being perceived; discernible
2EnglishperceiveTo become aware of, through the physical senses...
3Old Frenchpercevoirto notice; to become aware
4Latinpercipiō—
5Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
6LatinAd—
7Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
8Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
9LatinolleArchaic form of ille
10Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “unperceivable”

  • unperceivably
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