Where does “unrateable” come from?
unrateable (English) comes from English rateable, 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.
unrateable (English): Alternative form of unratable
Definitions
- Alternative form of unratable
Ancestry of “unrateable”, step by step
unrateable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rateable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rateable | liable to incur the payment of rates |
| 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 |