Where does “unpinpointable” come from?
unpinpointable (English) comes from English pinpointable, from English pinpoint, from English point, from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
unpinpointable (English): Not pinpointable
Definitions
- Not pinpointable
Ancestry of “unpinpointable”, step by step
unpinpointable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pinpointable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pinpointable | Capable of being pinpointed |
| 2 | English | pinpoint | The point of a pin; Extremely precise or... |
| 3 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 4 | Middle English | point | — |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |