Where does “unrepeatability” come from?
unrepeatability (English) comes from English repeatability, from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unrepeatability (English): The quality of being unrepeatable
Definitions
- The quality of being unrepeatable
Ancestry of “unrepeatability”, step by step
unrepeatability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repeatability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeatability | the property or quality of being repeatable; the... |
| 2 | English | repeat | To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;... |
| 3 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 4 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 5 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 6 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |