Where does “unsettable” come from?
unsettable (English) comes from English settable, from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.
unsettable (English): Not settable
Definitions
- Not settable
Ancestry of “unsettable”, step by step
unsettable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English settable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | settable | Capable of being set |
| 2 | English | seṭ | of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain... |
| 3 | English | sept | A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a... |
| 4 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 5 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 6 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 7 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 8 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 9 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |