Where does “unrepresentability” come from?
unrepresentability (English) comes from English representability, from English represent, from English present, from Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum — passed , crossed.
unrepresentability (English): The quality of being unrepresentable
Definitions
- The quality of being unrepresentable
Ancestry of “unrepresentability”, step by step
unrepresentability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English representability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | representability | The quality of being representable |
| 2 | English | represent | To present again or anew; to present by means of... |
| 3 | English | present | Relating to now, for the time being; current;... |
| 4 | Middle English | present | — |
| 5 | Old French | present | gift; present; present |
| 6 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 7 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 8 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 9 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |