Where does “unpoisonable” come from?
unpoisonable (English) comes from English poisonable, from English poison, from Middle English poysoun, from Old French poison, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unpoisonable (English): Not capable of being poisoned
Definitions
- Not capable of being poisoned
Ancestry of “unpoisonable”, step by step
unpoisonable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poisonable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poisonable | Capable of being poisoned; poisonous |
| 2 | English | poison | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living... |
| 3 | Middle English | poysoun | A poison; a poisonous substance especially as a drink |
| 4 | Old French | poison | poison; potion |
| 5 | Latin | pōtiō | drinking |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |