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Where does “unpermissible” come from?

unpermissible (English) comes from English permissible, from Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Latin permissibilis.

unpermissible (English): Not permissible

Definitions

  1. Not permissible

Ancestry of “unpermissible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpermissiblepermitted
2Middle Englishpermyssyble—
3Old Frenchpermissible—
4Latinpermissibilis—
Every word from Latin permissibilis →