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Where does “unprophesiable” come from?

unprophesiable (English) comes from English prophesiable, from English prophesy, from Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί.

unprophesiable (English): Not capable of being prophesied

Definitions

  1. Not capable of being prophesied

Ancestry of “unprophesiable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprophesiableCapable of being prophesied
2EnglishprophesyTo speak or write with divine inspiration; to act...
3Middle EnglishprophecieA prediction or prophecy; a religious...
4Old Frenchprophetieprophecy
5Latinprophētīa—
6Ancient Greekπροφητείαthe interpretation of the will of the gods:...
7Ancient Greekπροφήτηςone who speaks for and interprets the will of a...
8Ancient GreekφημίI speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert
9Proto-Hellenicpʰā́mā—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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