Where does “unsanctionable” come from?
unsanctionable (English) comes from English sanctionable, from English sanction, from Middle French sanction, from Latin sanctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unsanctionable (English): That cannot be sanctioned; inexcusable
Definitions
- That cannot be sanctioned; inexcusable
Ancestry of “unsanctionable”, step by step
unsanctionable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sanctionable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sanctionable | That can be sanctioned |
| 2 | English | sanction | An approval, by an authority, generally one that... |
| 3 | Middle French | sanction | — |
| 4 | Latin | sanctiō | law, decree |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |