Where does “unplottable” come from?
unplottable (English) comes from English plottable, from English plot, from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.
unplottable (English): Not plottable
Definitions
- Not plottable
Ancestry of “unplottable”, step by step
unplottable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plottable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plottable | Able to be plotted or surveyed; Able to be... |
| 2 | English | plot | The course of a story, comprising a series of... |
| 3 | Middle English | plot | plot of land |
| 4 | Old English | plot | a plot of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | plataz | slap, strike, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | b(e)lad- | to strike, beat |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |