Where does “unresolvably” come from?
unresolvably (English) comes from English unresolvable, from English resolvable, from English resolve, from Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unresolvably (English): In a way that cannot be resolved
Definitions
- In a way that cannot be resolved
Ancestry of “unresolvably”, step by step
unresolvably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unresolvable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unresolvable | not able to be resolved |
| 2 | English | resolvable | Able to be resolved; to which a solution may be... |
| 3 | English | resolve | To find a solution to; To reduce to simple or... |
| 4 | Middle English | resolven | To transmute; to change state |
| 5 | Old French | resolver | to resolve oneself; to become resolved |
| 6 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 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 |