Where does “unquotable” come from?
unquotable (English) comes from English quotable, from English quote, from Middle English quoten, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.
unquotable (English): Not quotable; that cannot be quoted
Definitions
- Not quotable; that cannot be quoted
Ancestry of “unquotable”, step by step
unquotable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quotable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quotable | Capable or worthy of being quoted |
| 2 | English | quote | A quotation; a statement attributed to a person;... |
| 3 | Middle English | quoten | — |
| 4 | Old French | coter | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | quotare | to distinguish by numbers, number chapters |
| 6 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |