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Where does “unrecognisable” come from?

Unrecognisable derives from English recognise, which traces through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- back to the root h₂ent-, meaning "to be" or "to exist."

unrecognisable (English): Alternative spelling of unrecognizable

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of unrecognizable

Ancestry of “unrecognisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unrecognisable”

  • unrecognisably
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