Where does “unratable” come from?
unratable (English) comes from English ratable, from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō — to scrape.
unratable (English): That cannot be rated
Definitions
- That cannot be rated
Ancestry of “unratable”, step by step
unratable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ratable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ratable | Able to be evaluated with a rating |
| 2 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 3 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 4 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 5 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 6 | Old French | rat | rat rodent |
| 7 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |