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Where does “unreachable” come from?

Unreachable derives from English reach, Latin unus, Proto-Indo-European óynos, Latin -abilis, Proto-Indo-European ano-, Proto-Indo-European ne, and Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-.

unreachable (English): Unable to be reached; impossible to attain; A...

Definitions

  1. Unable to be reached; impossible to attain; A...

Ancestry of “unreachable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreachTo extend, stretch, or thrust out; To give to...
2Middle Englishrechen—
3Old Englishrǣċanto reach
4Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “unreachable”

  • unreachably
  • unreachableness
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