Where does “unportrayable” come from?
unportrayable (English) comes from English portrayable, from English portray, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
unportrayable (English): That cannot be portrayed
Ancestry of “unportrayable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | portrayable | Capable of being portrayed |
| 2 | English | portray | To paint or draw the likeness of; To describe in... |
| 3 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 4 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |