Where does “unpicturable” come from?
unpicturable (English) comes from English picturable, from English picture, from Middle English pycture, from Old French picture, from Latin pictūra, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
unpicturable (English): Not picturable
Definitions
- Not picturable
Ancestry of “unpicturable”, step by step
unpicturable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English picturable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | picturable | Capable of being imagined; Capable of being... |
| 2 | English | picture | A representation of anything upon canvas, paper,... |
| 3 | Middle English | pycture | — |
| 4 | Old French | picture | — |
| 5 | Latin | pictūra | painting, the art of painting |
| 6 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |