Where does “unpermeable” come from?
unpermeable (English) comes from English permeable, from Middle French perméable, from Latin permeabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unpermeable (English): impermeable
Definitions
- impermeable
Ancestry of “unpermeable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | permeable | that absorbs or allows the passage of fluids |
| 2 | Middle French | perméable | — |
| 3 | Latin | permeabilis | passable; permeable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |