Where does “unsmokable” come from?
unsmokable (English) comes from English smokable, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
unsmokable (English): Impossible or undesirable to smoke
Definitions
- Impossible or undesirable to smoke
Ancestry of “unsmokable”, step by step
unsmokable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smokable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smokable | Capable of or fit for being smoked; Something... |
| 2 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 3 | Middle English | smoke | smoke |
| 4 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 6 | Danish | smug- | secretly |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |