Where does “unrecitable” come from?
unrecitable (English) comes from English recitable, from English recite, from English cite, from English citation, from Old French citation, from Latin citatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unrecitable (English): Not recitable; unable to be recited
Definitions
- Not recitable; unable to be recited
Ancestry of “unrecitable”, step by step
unrecitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recitable | Capable of being recited |
| 2 | English | recite | To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience |
| 3 | English | cite | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or... |
| 4 | English | citation | An official summons or notice given to a person... |
| 5 | Old French | citation | — |
| 6 | Latin | citatio | summoning, calling; proclamation; citation |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |