Where does “unperformable” come from?
unperformable (English) comes from English performable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.
unperformable (English): Not performable; that cannot be performed
Definitions
- Not performable; that cannot be performed
Ancestry of “unperformable”, step by step
unperformable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English performable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | performable | Able to be performed |
| 2 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 3 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |