Where does “unscrollable” come from?
unscrollable (English) comes from English scrollable, from English scroll, from Middle English scrowle, from Middle English scrowe, from Old French escroe, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
unscrollable (English): Not scrollable
Definitions
- Not scrollable
Ancestry of “unscrollable”, step by step
unscrollable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrollable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrollable | of text or images on a screen, that may be moved... |
| 2 | English | scroll | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed... |
| 3 | Middle English | scrowle | scroll, document, bill |
| 4 | Middle English | scrowe | bill, slip, bit of parchment |
| 5 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 6 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |