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Where does “unsurpassable” come from?

Unsurpassable derives from English surpass, which traces to Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "to be" or "exist."

unsurpassable (English): Not surpassable; unable to be surpassed

Definitions

  1. Not surpassable; unable to be surpassed

Ancestry of “unsurpassable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unsurpassable”

  • unsurpassably
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