Where does “unsurprisable” come from?
unsurprisable (English) comes from English surprisable, from English surprise, from Middle English surprise, from Middle French surprise, from Old French sorprendre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
unsurprisable (English): Not surprisable
Definitions
- Not surprisable
Ancestry of “unsurprisable”, step by step
unsurprisable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surprisable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surprisable | Capable of being surprised |
| 2 | English | surprise | Something unexpected; The feeling that something... |
| 3 | Middle English | surprise | — |
| 4 | Middle French | surprise | Alternative form of surprinse; feminine singular... |
| 5 | Old French | sorprendre | to surprise; to seize; to take control of; to... |
| 6 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 7 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |