Where does “unstatutable” come from?
unstatutable (English) comes from English statutable, from English statute, from Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Latin statūtum, from Latin statūtus, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
unstatutable (English): not statutable
Definitions
- not statutable
Ancestry of “unstatutable”, step by step
unstatutable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English statutable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statutable | Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an... |
| 2 | English | statute | Written law, as laid down by the legislature;... |
| 3 | Middle English | statut | — |
| 4 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 5 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 6 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |