Where does “unquotably” come from?
unquotably (English) comes from English unquotable, 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.
unquotably (English): In an unquotable way
Ancestry of “unquotably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unquotable | Not quotable; that cannot be quoted |
| 2 | English | quotable | Capable or worthy of being quoted |
| 3 | English | quote | A quotation; a statement attributed to a person;... |
| 4 | Middle English | quoten | — |
| 5 | Old French | coter | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | quotare | to distinguish by numbers, number chapters |
| 7 | Latin | quot | how many; as many |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kʷot | — |