Where does “unpursuable” come from?

unpursuable (English) comes from English pursuable, from English pursue, from Middle English pursuen, from Anglo-Norman pursure, from Latin prōsequor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

unpursuable (English): Not pursuable

Definitions

  1. Not pursuable

Ancestry of “unpursuable”, step by step

unpursuable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pursuable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpursuableAble to be pursued or followed
2EnglishpursueTo follow urgently, originally with intent to...
3Middle Englishpursuen
4Anglo-Normanpursureto pursue; to chase; to follow
5Latinprōsequorto escort, accompany
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-