Where does “unretainable” come from?
unretainable (English) comes from English retainable, from English retain, from Middle English reteinen, from Middle French retenir, from Old French retenir, from Latin retinīre, from Latin retinēre, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unretainable (English): Not retainable
Ancestry of “unretainable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retainable | Capable of being retained |
| 2 | English | retain | To keep in possession or use; To keep in one's... |
| 3 | Middle English | reteinen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | retenir | to keep; to retain |
| 5 | Old French | retenir | to keep; to retain |
| 6 | Latin | retinīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | retinēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |