Where does “unpreachable” come from?

unpreachable (English) comes from English preachable, from English preach, from Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unpreachable (English): Not preachable; impossible to preach

Definitions

  1. Not preachable; impossible to preach

Ancestry of “unpreachable”, step by step

unpreachable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preachable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreachableCapable of being preached
2EnglishpreachTo give a sermon; To proclaim by public...
3Middle Englishprechento preach
4Old Frenchprëechier
5Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-